TORONTO, Aug. 15, 2019 -
Fura Gems Inc. (“Fura” or the “Company”) (TSXV: FURA) (OTC: FUGMF) (FRA: BJ43), a new gemstone mining and marketing company with emerald and ruby assets in Colombia and Mozambique, respectively, is pleased to announce the results of its annual general and special meeting of shareholders (the “AGM”) held on Friday, August 2, 2019 in Toronto, Canada.
AGM Results
The nominees listed in the management information circular (the “Circular”), which was mailed to Fura’s shareholders of record as of July 2, 2019, were elected to the board of directors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly appointed or elected.
| Nominee | Percentage of Votes
For | Percentage of Votes
Withheld
| |
| Dev Shetty | 99.879% | 0.121% | |
| Gaurav Gupta | 99.966% | 0.034% | |
| Stan Bharti | 97.809% | 2.191% | |
| Michael Kuan | 99.962% | 0.038% | |
A total of 57,005,463 Shares were voted at the AGM, representing approximately 42% of the issued and outstanding Shares.
In addition, Fura shareholders approved all of the other resolutions detailed in the Circular and put forward at the AGM, namely:
- Re-appointing UHY McGovern Hurley LLP, Chartered Accountants, as auditor of the Company for the ensuing year; and
- Approving the Company’s stock option plan for the ensuing year.
Fura shareholders also approved the two special resolutions detailed in the Circular and put forward at the AGM, namely:
- Approving the creation of new “Control Persons” (as that term is defined under TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”) Policy 1.1 – Interpretation), as more particularly described in the Circular; and
- Approving Lord of Seven Hills Holdings FZE’s participation in the Upsized Offering (defined below) as a “related party transaction” pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions, as more particularly described in the Circular.
The Circular is available under Fura’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Dev Shetty, President & CEO of Fura, commented:
“We are pleased that our shareholders approved Lord of Seven Hills Holdings FZE’s participation in the ongoing Upsized Offering. We expect that, upon completion, the capital raise will help Fura accelerate our operations in Colombia and Mozambique and move the Company along the path to revenue generating mining operations.”
Michael Kuan of Lord of Seven Hills Holdings FZE commented:
“We are excited about our investment in Fura, which we believe has a world class management team with a tremendous track record in the coloured gemstone industry. We see the coloured gemstone mining sector as highly fragmented, with approximately 90% of the sector still unorganised. We therefore look forward to supporting Fura’s management team and its strategy to consolidate the sector and transform Fura into one of the industry’s first consistent suppliers of emeralds, rubies and sapphires.”
Private Placement Upsize
As a result of increased investor demand, the Company is increasing its previously announced private placement of Fura common shares (the “Shares”) from total gross proceeds of $30,375,000 to $33,337,500 (the “Upsized Offering”).
The net proceeds of the Upsized Offering are expected to be used for: (i) the advancement of Fura’s Coscuez emerald project in Colombia and ruby assets in Mozambique, (ii) the closing of the Company’s ongoing acquisition of a 100% interest in ruby prospecting licence No. 5572L in the Montepuez District of Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique previously announced on July 26, 2018, (iii) the closing of the merger of ruby assets transaction first announced on July 16, 2018 respecting the Company’s acquisition of (A) 75% of the issued shares of Montepuez Minerals Pty Ltd., which owns a 70% interest in mining licence 5030L, and an 80% interest in mining concession 8921C; and (B) a right to earn a 65% interest in mining concession 8955C under a joint venture agreement, and (iv) general corporate purposes.
The closing of the Upsized Offering may occur in one or more tranches, with the closing of the first tranche expected to occur on or about August 16, 2019 and remains subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including the approval of the TSXV. Fura is not paying any finder’s fees in connection with the Upsized Offering. The Shares issued pursuant to the Upsized Offering will be subject to a regulatory hold period of four months and one day.
Further to the Company’s press releases dated September 17, 2018 and November 29, 2018, the Company confirms that C$4,752,124 of the net proceeds raised from the previously announced private placement that closed in September 2018 was not used to complete the closing of the Merger of Ruby Assets Agreement dated July 14, 2018, as amended, but was used for general corporate purposes and developing its current mining assets.
For more information about Fura Gems Inc., please contact:
| Fura Gems Inc. | |
Dev Shetty - President & Chief Executive Officer
| Tel: +971 (0) 4 240 8760
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| Brad Scharfe – Director Investor Relations | Tel: +1+(778)386-1313
brad.scharfe@furagems.com |
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Public Relations
Tavistock (UK)
Jos Simson / Barney Hayward | Tel: +44-207-920-3150
fura@tavistock.co.uk |
About Fura Gems Inc.
Fura Gems Inc. is a gemstone mining and marketing company which is engaged in the mining, exploration and acquisition of gemstone licences. Fura’s headquarters are located in Toronto, Canada and its administrative headquarters are located in the Gold Tower, Dubai. Fura is listed on the TSXV under the ticker symbol “FURA”.
Fura is engaged in the exploration of resource properties in Colombia and owns a 76% interest the Coscuez emerald mine in Boyacá, Colombia. Fura is involved in the exploration and mining of rubies in Mozambique through its 80% effective interest in the four ruby licenses (4392L, 3868L, 3869L and 6811L).
Regulatory Statements
This press release may contain “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements regarding the election and appointment of directors, the Upsized Offering and the Company’s publicly announced acquisitions (the “Acquisitions”), the Company’s ability to complete the Acquisitions, the market price of rubies and other gemstones, the Company’s exploration activities and mining activities and the Company’s performance. Generally, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to: general business, economic, competitive, geopolitical and social uncertainties; the actual results of exploration, development and production activities; access to sufficient financing to continue the development of its assets; regulatory risks; risks inherent in foreign operations and the Company’s assets; legacy environmental risks; title risks; and other risks of the mining industry. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such information 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 forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable securities laws.
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