Osisko Announces TSX Approval to Renew Normal Course Issuer Bid
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OSISKO ANNOUNCES TSX APPROVAL TO RENEW NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID
(Montréal, December 10, 2018) Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (OR:TSX & NYSE) (the " Corporation" or
"Osisko") today announces that the Toronto Stock Exchange (the " TSX") has approved the
Corporation's notice of intention to make a normal course issuer bid (the " NCIB Program"). Under the
terms of the NCIB Program, Osisko may acquire up to 10,459,829 of its common shares (" Common
Shares") from time to time in accordance with the normal course issuer bid procedures of the TSX. Any
repurchases under the NCIB Program will be made in Canada through the facilities of the TSX.
Repurchases under the NCIB Program may commence on December 12, 2018 and will terminate on
December 11, 2019 or on such earlier date as the NCIB Program is complete. Purchases of Common
Shares under the NCIB Program will be made in Canada through the facilities of the TSX in accordance
with its rules. Daily purchases will be limited to 71,940 Common Shares, other than block purchase
exemptions, representing 25% of the average daily trading volume of the Common Shares on the TSX
for the six-month period ending November 30, 2018, being 287,760 Common Shares.
The price that the Corporation may pay for a ny Common Shares purchased under the NCIB Program
will be the prevailing market price at the time of purchase and any Common Shares purchased by the
Corporation will be cancelled. The board of directors of Osisko believes that the underlying value of the
company may not be reflected in the market price of the Common Shares from time to time and that,
accordingly, the purchase of Common Shares will increase the proportionate interest in the company
of, and be advantageous to, all remaining shareholders of the Corporation.
As of December 6, 201 8, there were 156,292,831 Common Shares issued and outstanding . The
10,459,829 Common Shares that may be repurchased under the NCIB Program represent
approximately 10% of the public float of the Corporation as of December 6, 2018, being 104,598,295
Common Shares.
During the prior NCIB Program of the Corporation, which will end on December 10 , 201 8, the
Corporation obtained approval to purchase 10,567,441 Common Shares and actu ally purchased
1,860,299 Common Shares at a weighted average price of $12.4156 per Common Share through the
facilities of the TSX.
Osisko has appointed Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. to make any purchases under the NCIB
Program on its behalf.
About Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd is an intermediate precious metal royalty company focused on the Americas that
commenced activities in June 2014. Osisko holds a North American focused portfolio of over 130 royalties, streams
and precious metal offtakes. Osisko’s portfolio is anchored by five cornerstone assets, including a 5% net smelter
return royalty on the Canadian Malartic mine, which is the largest gold mine in Canada. Osisko also owns a
portfolio of publicly held resource companies, including a 16.7% interest in Osisko Mining Inc., a 32.4% interest in
Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd., a 17.8% interest in Falco Resources Ltd. and a 10.6% interest in Osisko Metals
Incorporated.
Osisko is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Pr ovince of Québec, with its head office is located at
1100 avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Suite 300, Montréal, Québec, H3B 2S2.
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Forward-looking statements
This press release contains forward -looking statements. These forward -looking statements, by their nature, require the
Corporation to make certain assumptions and necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward -looking statements. Words such as "may",
"will", "would", "could", "expect", "believe", "plan", "anticipate", "intend", "estimate", "continue", or the negative or com parable
terminology, as well as terms usually used in the future and the conditional, are intended to identify forward-looking statements
including the fact that the Corporation "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential",
"scheduled" and similar expressions or variations (Including negative variations), or that events or conditions "will", "would ",
"may", "could" or "should" occur including, without limitation, statements about the board of directors of Osisko's belief that the
NCIB Program is advantageous to shareholders and that underlying value of the Corporation may not be reflected in the market
price of the Common Shares, the Corporation's intentions regarding the NCIB Program , including the number of Common
Shares that may be purchased under the NCIB Program. Although Osisko believes the expectations expressed in such forward-
looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors and are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may accordingly differ materially from those
in forward looking statements. Factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in forward -looking
statements include, without li mitation: fluctuations in the prices of the commodities that drive royalties , streams and offtakes
held by Osisko; fluctuations in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar; regulatory changes by national and
local government, including corporate law, permitting and licensing regimes and taxation policies; continued availability of
capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions; business opportunities that become available to,
or are pursued by Osisko; the impossibility to acquire royalties and to fund precious metal streams; other uninsured risks. The
forward looking statements contained in this press release are based upon assumptions management believes to be
reasonable, including, without limitation: the ongoing operation of the properties in which Osisko holds a royalty or other interest
by the owners or operators of such properties in a manner consistent with past practice; the accuracy of public statements and
disclosures made by the owners or operators of such underlying properties; no material adverse change in the market price of
the commodities that underlie the asset portfolio; no adverse development in respect of any significant property in which Osisko
holds a royalty or other interest and the absence of any other factors that could cause actions, events or results to differ from
those anticipated, estimated or intended.
For additional information with respect to these and other factors and assumptions underlying the forward ‐looking statements
made in this press release, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the most recent Annual Information Form of the
Corporation, which is filed with (i) the securities regulatory authorities in Canada and available electronically under Osisko's
issuer profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and (ii) the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available electronically
under Osisko's issuer profile on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. The forward ‐ looking information set forth herein reflects Osisko's
expectations as at the date of this press release and is subject to change after such date. Osisko disclaims any intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward ‐looking statem ents, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise, other than as required by law.
For further information, please contact Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd:
Joseph de la Plante
Vice President, Corporate Development
Tel. (514) 940-0670