Equinox Gold Announces Final Court Approval of the Arrangement for the Solaris Copper Spinout
TSX-V: EQX
OTC: EQXGF
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NEWS RELEASE
Equinox Gold Announces Final Court Approval of the Arrangement for the Solaris Copper Spinout
July 30 , 2018 – Vancouver, BC – Equinox Gold Corp. (TSX -V: EQX, OTC: EQXGF) ( “Equinox Gold ” or the
“Company”) is pleased to announce that it has obtained a final order from the Supreme Court of British
Columbia dated July 30, 2018 to implement the Company’s previously announced plan of arrangement (the
“Transaction”) to reorganize its business, including the spin -off of its wholly -owned subsidiary,
Solaris Copper Inc. (“Solaris Copper”). Substantially all of the terms and conditions of the Transaction have
been met, including shareholder approval of the Transaction on July 26, 2018.
Pursuant to the Transaction, the owners of common shares of Equinox Gold will receive: (i) one new common
share of Equinox Gold for each common share of Equinox Gold held on the day before the effective date of
the Transaction; and (ii) one-tenth of a Solaris Copper share for each common share of Equinox Gold held on
the day before the effective date of the Transaction. It is expected that the effective date of the Transaction
will be August 3, 2018. For further details, please refer to the Company ’s management information circular
dated June 20, 2018, which is available under the Company’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
On Behalf of the Board of Equinox Gold Corp.
“Christian Milau”
CEO & Director
Equinox Gold Contacts
Christian Milau, CEO
Rhylin Bailie, Vice President Investor Relations
Tel: +1 604-558-0560
Email: [email protected]
Cautionary Notes and Forward-Looking Statements
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as such term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This document contains forward -looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities legislation. The use of the
words “will”, “ expected”, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward -looking statements. Forward -looking
statements reflect management’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions and are based on information currently
available to management, management’s historical experience, perception of trends and current business conditions, expected
future developments and other factors which management considers appropriate. Equinox Gold has made certain assumptions
with respect to, among other things, the anticipated completion of the Transaction. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on forward -looking statements, as there can be no assurance that the future circumstances, outcomes or results
anticipated or implied by such forward-looking statements will occur or that plans, intentions or expectat ions upon which the
forward-looking statements are based will occur. By their nature, forward -looking statements involve known and unknown
risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplate d by such
statements. Factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to, conditions precedent or approvals required
for the Transaction not being obtained . For a further description of these and other factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements included in this news release, see the risks outlined in the management
information circular and other risks as described from time to time in the reports and disclosure documents filed by E quinox
Gold with the Canadian securities regulatory agencies and commissions.