Kenadyr Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Karus Gold Corp.
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Kenadyr Enters into Definitive Agreement
to Acquire Karus Gold Corp.
Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for release publication, distribution,
or dissemination directly, or indirectly, in whole or in part, in or into the United States.
VANCOUVER, BC – December 30, 2022 ‐ Kenadyr Metals Corp. (TSX‐V: KEN; OTC‐MKTS: KNDYF;
FRA: KM0) (the “Corporation” or “Kenadyr”) announces, further to its news release dated
November 15, 2022, that it has entered into a binding arrangement agreement dated December
29, 2022 (the “Agreement”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares (the “Karus Shares”) of Karus
Gold Corp. (“Karus”) by way of a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British
Columbia) (the “Transaction”).
Under the terms of the Agreement, Kenadyr’s outstanding common shares (“Kenadyr Shares”)
will be consolidated on a 10:1 basis and Karus shareholders will receive 0.43 post‐consolidation
Kenadyr Shares for each Karus Share (the “Exchange Ratio”). Holders of Karus options, restricted
share units and warrants will receive equivalent securities of Kenadyr adjusted in accordance
with the Exchange Ratio. Securityholders of Karus are expected to receive an aggregate of
approximately 39,091,346 Kenadyr Shares, 1,483,500 Kenadyr options, 969,650 Kenadyr
restricted share units and 609,560 Kenadyr warrants, on a post‐consolidation basis. Also, to settle
approximately CDN$500,000 of debt, accrued salary payments and third‐party payables, a total
of 1,000,000 post‐consolidation Kenadyr Shares will be issued, subject to TSX Venture Exchange
(“TSXV”) approval.
In connection with the Transaction, Kenadyr expects to complete a concurrent financing for gross
proceeds of CDN$2,000,000 at an effective price of CDN$0.50 per post‐consolidation Kenadyr
Share (the “Concurrent Financing”). In addition, in connection with the Transaction, Kenadyr may
complete a private placement of flow‐through Kenadyr Shares for additional gross proceeds of
up to CDN$3,000,000. Additional information on the terms of the financings will be disclosed
once finalized.
Closing of the Transaction, as contemplated by the Agreement, is subject to a number of
conditions and approvals, which include: completion of the Concurrent Financing; approval by
the respective shareholders of the parties, as required; court approval; and the approval of all
relevant regulatory authorities including the TSXV. There can be no assurance that the
Transaction or the Concurrent Financing will be completed as proposed or at all. The Agreement
provides for termination rights, including in the event the Transaction is not completed by March
31, 2023.
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None of the securities to be issued pursuant to the Transaction have been or will be registered
under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws, and any
securities issued pursuant to the Transaction are anticipated to be issued in reliance upon
available exemptions from such registration requirements. This press release does not constitute
an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.
ON BEHALF OF KENADYR METALS CORP.
“Tim McCutcheon”
Tim McCutcheon
Chief Executive Officer and Director
For more information, please contact:
Tim McCutcheon or Kevin Ma
E‐mail: [email protected]
Phone: +1‐604‐569‐2963 Ext 105
NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT
TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.
Completion of the Transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited to,
TSXV acceptance and if applicable, disinterested shareholder approval. Where applicable, the
Transaction cannot close until the required shareholder approval is obtained. There can be no
assurance that the Transaction will be completed as proposed or at all. Investors are cautioned
that, except as disclosed in the management information circular or filing statement to be
prepared in connection with the Transaction, any information released or received with respect
to the Transaction may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the
securities of a capital pool company should be considered highly speculative. The TSXV has in no
way passed upon the merits of the Transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the
contents of this press release.
All information contained in this news release with respect to Kenadyr and Karus was supplied by
the parties, respectively, for inclusion herein.
Cautionary Statement on Forward‐Looking Information
This press release contains forward‐looking statements and forward‐looking information
(collectively, "forward‐looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities
legislation. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein including,
without limitation, statements regarding the anticipated timing and closing of the Transaction,
the receipt and approval of shareholders and the TSXV, anticipated benefits to the shareholders
as a result of the Transaction and the anticipated business plans and timing of future activities of
the post‐closing, are forward‐looking statements. Although the Corporation believes that such
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statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be
correct. Forward‐looking statements are typically identified by words such as: believe, expect,
anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their
nature, refer to future events. The Corporation cautions investors that any forward‐looking
statements by the Corporation are not guarantees of future results or performance, and that
actual results may differ materially from those in forward looking statements as a result of various
factors, including, but not limited to, the state of the financial markets for the Corporation's equity
securities, the state of the commodity markets generally, variations in the nature, quality and
quantity of any mineral deposits that may be located, variations in the market price of any mineral
products the Corporation may produce or plan to produce, the inability of the Corporation to
obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required, including TSXV acceptance,
for its planned activities, the inability of the Corporation to produce minerals from its properties
successfully or profitably, to continue its projected growth, to raise the necessary capital or to be
fully able to implement its business strategies, and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the
Corporation's latest interim Management Discussion and Analysis and filed with certain securities
commissions in Canada. All of the Corporation's Canadian public disclosure filings may be
accessed via www.sedar.com and readers are urged to review these materials, including the
technical reports filed with respect to the Corporation's mineral properties.