Osisko GOLD Royalties Announces Sale of Labrador Iron ORE Royalty Corporation Holdings
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OSISKO GOLD ROYALTIES ANNOUNCES SALE OF
LABRADOR IRON ORE ROYALTY CORPORATION HOLDINGS
(Montreal, January 9, 2017 ) Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (the “Company” or “Osisko”) (OR: TSX &
NYSE) is pleased to announce that it has sold its 9.8% interest in Labr ador Iron Ore Royalty
Corporation (“LIORC”) for proceeds of $113.4 million.
The investment was made in the first semester of 2015. Osisko earned $10.7 million in non-taxable
dividend income from its investment, and generated a gain of $7.7 million on the disposal of the
shares.
Sean Roosen, Chair and Chi ef Executive Officer, noted: “We are very pleased with the 17.4%1 return
we realized on our investment in LIORC . The sale of our investment allows us to pursue growth
opportunities in the precious metals sector.”
About Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd
Osisko Gold Royalties is an intermediate precious metal royalty company focused on the Americas that
commenced activ ities in June 2014. It holds over 50 royalties, including a 5% NSR royalty on the Canadian
Malartic Mine (Canada) and a 2.0-3.5% NSR royalty on the Éléonore Mine (Canada). The Company also owns a
portfolio of publicly held resource companies, including a 13.6% interest in Osisko Mining Inc., 14.2% in Falco
Resources Ltd., and 17.4% interest in Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd.
Osisko’s head office is located at 1100 Avenue des Canadiens -de-Montréal, Suite 300, Montréal, Québec,
H3B 2S2.
Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed "forward -looking statement s". All statements in this
release, other than statements of historical fact, that address future events, developments or performance that Osisko
expects to occur including management’s expectations regarding Osisko’s growth, results of operations, estimat ed future
revenues, requirements for additional capital, mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates, production estimates,
production costs and revenue, future demand for and prices of commodities, business prospects and opportunities are
forward looki ng statements. In addition, statements (including data in tables) relating to reserves and resources and gold
equivalent ounces are forward looking statements, as they involve implied assessment, based on certain estimates and
assumptions, and no assurance can be given that the estimates will be realized. Forward looking statements are statements
that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words "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, th e
performance of the assets of Osisko. 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 ac tual 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 limitation: fluctuations in the prices of t he commodities that drive royalties held by Osisko (gold
1 Total return on investment is a non -IFRS financial performance measure, which ha s no standard definition under IFRS. Total return calculation is the
sum of the capital gains and dividends divided by the cost of the investment and represents the return earned through the life of the investment.
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and silver); fluctuations in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar; regulatory changes in national and local
government, including permitting and licensing regimes and taxation policies; regulations and political or economic
developments in any of the countries where properties in which Osisko holds a royalty or other interest are located or through
which they are held; risks related to the operators of the properties in which O sisko holds a royalty, influence of
macroeconomic developments; business opportunities that become available to, or are pursued by Osisko; continued
availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions; litigation; titl e, permit or license
disputes related to interests on any of the properties in which Osisko holds a royalty or other interest; development,
permitting, infrastructure, operating or technical difficulties on any of the properties in which Osisko holds a roy alty or other
interest; rate and timing of production differences from resource estimates or production forecasts by operators of propertie s
in which Osisko holds a royalty or other interest ; risks and hazards associated with the business of exploring, de velopment
and mining on any of the properties in which Osisko holds a royalty or other interest, including, but not limited to unusual or
unexpected geological and metallurgical conditions, slope failures or cave -ins, flooding and other natural disasters o r civil
unrest or 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; th e
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, stream or other interest; the accuracy of publicly disclosed
expectations for the development of underlying properties that are not yet in production; 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 Osisko
which is filed with the Canadian securities commissions and available electronically under Osisko's issuer profile on SEDAR
at www.sedar.com and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 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 aft er
such date. Osisko disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward -looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.
For further information please contact, please contact Osisko Gold Royalties:
Vincent Metcalfe
Vice President, Investor Relations
Tel. (514) 940-0670
Joseph de la Plante
Vice President, Corporate Development
Tel. (514) 940-0670