Omai Gold Mines Corp. (Formerly Anconia Resources Corp.) Closes Reverse Take-Over Transaction
Omai Gold Mines Corp. (Formerly Anconia Resources Corp.) Closes Reverse
Take-Over Transaction
NOT FOR RELEASE OR DISSEMINATION INTO THE UNITED STATES
TORONTO, Oct. 01, 2020 -- Omai Gold Mines Corp. (TSX VENTURE:OMG) ("Omai" or the "Company") (formerly Anconia
Resources Corp.), is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced reverse takeover transaction (the
"Transaction") pursuant to which Omai acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares in the capital of Avalon
Investment Holdings Inc. ("Avalon"), a private Barbados corporation with an interest in a mineral property in Guyana (the
"Property") from the shareholders of Avalon (the "Avalon Shareholders”).
Omai’s common shares, which had traded on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), were halted on May 24, 2019, at
Omai’s request pending the completion of the Transaction and receipt of final approval of the Exchange. In connection with
closing the Transaction, the common shares of Omai (the "Omai Shares") will be listed on Tier 2 of the Exchange under the
trading symbol "OMG", subject to final approval of the Exchange. Omai will issue a further press release advising when
Exchange final approval has been received and the expected date for the Omai Shares to recommence trading on the
Exchange.
Concurrently with the closing of the Transaction, Omai: (i) changed its name to Omai Gold Mines Corp.; and (ii) consolidated
its common shares on the basis of one (1) post-consolidation common share for every fifteen (15) pre-consolidation common
shares (the "Consolidation").
On closing of the Transaction the Avalon Shareholders were issued 189,869,799 Omai Shares (on a post-Consolidation basis).
New Board and Management of Omai
On closing of the Transaction, Messrs. James Franklin, Michael Florence and John Sadowski resigned as directors of the
Company and Mr. Jason Brewster resigned as President and CEO of the Company.
On closing the following individuals were appointed as directors and officers of the Company:
Mario
Stifano - President, CEO and Director
Denis
Clement - Executive Director and Founder
Harvey
McKenzie - CFO and Secretary
Dennis
LaPoint - VP, Exploration
Jason
Brewster - VP, Operations
Nadine
Miller - Director
Adam
Spencer - Director
Paul
Fornazzari - Director
The incoming board of directors would like to thank Messrs. Franklin, Florence and Sadowski for their contributions and
service to the Company.
Auditors
It is intended that Clearhouse LLP, Chartered Accountants, will continue as the auditors of Omai.
Additional Information
For further information concerning the Transaction, the Property, and the business of Omai following completion of the
Transaction, please see the Company’s management information circular dated August 28, 2020 and the NI 43-101 technical
report on the Property available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, as well as the Company’s press
releases dated May 24, 2019, October 10, 2019 and July 17, 2020.
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.
Contact Information:
Omai Gold Mines Corp.
Mario Stifano
President
(416) 453-8433
https://www.omaigoldmines.com/