Osisko Highlights Achievements from 2019
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OSISKO HIGHLIGHTS ACHIEVEMENTS FROM 2019
Montreal, January 8, 2020 – Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (“Osisko” or the “Company”) (TSX &
NYSE: OR) would like to highlight some of the Company’s recent achievements that will add significant
value for its shareholders. In 2019, Osisko announced a total of eight (8) royalty and streaming
transactions valued at over $245 million – ranking the Company among the most active participants in
the royalty and streaming sector.
• Horne 5 Silver Stream: On February 27, Osisko completed a silver stream with Falco Resources
Ltd. (“Falco”) for up to 100% of the silver produced from the Horne 5 project located in Québec,
Canada. Deposits to be made by Osisko under the stream agreement are based on milestones
related to project advancement. Once in production, the Horne 5 silver stream has the potential to
deliver approximately 30,000 gold-equivalent ounces (“GEOs”) to Osisko annually, ranking it second
only to the Canadian Malartic royalty in Osisko’s royalties and streams portfolio. The creation of the
Horne 5 silver stream in 2019 represented a rare opportunity to gain access to meaningful life-of-
mine stream in a premier mining jurisdiction without any encumbrances such as buy -backs,
production thresholds or production caps . Throughout 2020, Falco is expected to continue
advancing its project through the permitting process while maintaining its positive dialogue with
certain key stakeholders, including the government of Québec.
• Share Repurchase: On June 25, Osisko announced a repurchase of 12,385,717 common Osisko
shares from a jointly owned subsidiary of certain investment funds managed by Orion Resource
Partners (“ Orion”) representing a total value of $174.6 million. Payment from Osisko to Orion
consisted of a combination of cash and the direct transfer of other equities held by Osisko. In a
concurrent transaction, Osisko also agreed to sell to separate entities managed by Orion certain
other equity securities held by Osisko for cash. The share repurchase transaction was an elegant
solution that allowed the Company to help Orion reduce its ownership percentage to the benefit of
all remaining shareholders, while also pr oviding Osisko with an exit opportunity for certain of its
equity holdings.
• Sable Resources Investment Agreement: On August 29, Osisko and Sable Resources Ltd.
(“Sable”) entered into a strategic investment agreement whereby Osisko agreed to support Sable’s
exploration activities over a four-year period in exchange for a net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty of
up to 2% covering all of Sable’s properties over the period. I n backing Sable’s excellent team of
geoscientists, the strategic investment in Sable provided Osisko with royalty exposure to (among
others) over 440,000 hectares in northern Mexico and over 58,000 hectares in the San Juan
Province of Argentina. Osisko’s investment in Sable also included a right of first refusal (“ ROFR”)
on all future royalty and streaming transactions by Sable. In in the first quarter of 2020, Sable is
expected to drill its 100%-owned Vinata project in Mexico. Sable also received permits for six targets
at its Don Julio cluster in Argentina as well as environmental and community permits for its Scorpius
Project near Ayacucho Peru, which will allow it to systematically test all priority targets throughout
the year.
• Mantos Blancos Stream Enhancement: On September 3, Osisko Bermuda Limited (“ OBL”), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, announced an agreement with Mantos Copper S.A.
(“Mantos Copper”) to enhance its existing silver stream on the Mantos Blancos copper mine in
Chile. The stream amendment transaction was part of a comprehensive financing which will enable
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Mantos Copper to expand the Mantos Blancos sulphide concentrator plant . Benefits to Osisko
include (i) additional exposure to a long -life asset with further production upside and mine life
extension potential; (ii) immediately increases cash margin per ounce and annual cash flow from the
stream; and (iii) increases the value of OBL’s existing silver stream on Mantos Blancos. During
2020, Mantos Copper is expected to continue advancing the Mantos Blancos expansion with
expected completion in mid-2021.
• Barkerville Acquisition: On November 21, Osisko agreed to acquire 100% of Barkerville Gold
Mines Ltd., owner of the Cariboo gold project in central British Columbia, Canada. The addition of
the Cariboo project to Osisko’s portfolio adds a potentially world-class brownfield asset in Canada
with a high -quality mineral res ource, significant exploration upside, and substantial tailings and
mining infrastructure in place. In 2020, one of Osisko’s primary objectives will be to obtain third-party
funding for the Cariboo project while concurrently using the Company’s expertise i n exploration,
permitting, mine development, and mine finance to keep progressing the project and adding value.
• Bralorne NSR Royalty: On November 21, Osisko entered into an investment agreement whereby
it purchased a 1.2% NSR royalty from Talisker Resources Ltd. (“Talisker”) on the historic Bralorne
gold project located in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Osisko’s investment in Talisker also
included a ROFR on royalty buybacks, and on royalty and stream financings relating to Talisker’s
land package of over 226,000 hectares in British Columbia. In 2020 Talisker is expected to pursue
confirmatory drilling and exploration work at Bralorne while developing new targets at the Spences
Bridge property.
• Pine Point Royalty: On December 3, Osisko and Osisko Metals Incorporated (“ Osisko Metals”)
announced an agreement pursuant to which Osisko agreed to purchase a 1.5% NSR royalty on
Osisko Metals’ Pine Point project located in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Pine Point is a
brownfields open-pittable, zinc-lead development asset containing an Inferred Mineral Resource of
52.4 million tonnes grading 4.64% zinc and 1.83% lead (6.47% ZnEq), making it the largest pit -
constrained zinc camp in Canada. In 2020, Osisko Metals is expected to continue project studies,
exploration, and community engagement work at Pine Point.
• Santana Royalty: On December 6, Osisko and Minera Alamos Inc. (“Minera Alamos”) announced
a royalty transaction that fully-funded the permitted Santana project to production. Santana, located
in Sonora State, Mexico, is a simple heap leach gold project with very low capital requirement that
could potentially be put into production in a short timeframe of approximately 8 months. Once in
production, Santana could provide Osisko with 1,000 to 2,000 GEOs per year with the potential to
increase with further exploration upside. Minera Alamos is expected to begin construction of the
Santana project the first half of 2020.
• Capital Returned to Shareholders: As of today’s date, in addition to the above achievements,
Osisko has returned approximately $336 million to shareholders in the form of dividends and share
buybacks since its inception in 2014. In 2019 alone, Osisko distributed approximately $30 million in
dividends and over $184 million through share buybacks.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Guy
Desharnais, Ph.D., P.Geo., Director of Mineral Resources Evaluation at Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd, who
is a “qualified person” as defined by National Instrument 43 -101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral
Projects (“NI 43-101”).
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About Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd is an intermediate precious metal royalty company that holds a North American focused
portfolio of over 135 royalties, streams and precious metal offtakes. Osisko's portfolio is anchored by its 5% NSR
royalty on the Canadian Malartic Mine, the largest gold mine in Canada. Osisko also holds an equity portfolio of
publicly traded resource companies, including a 15.9% interest in Osisko Mining Inc., a 17.9% interest in Osisko
Metals Incorporated and a 19.9% interest in Falco Resources Ltd.
Osisko is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of Québec, with its head office is located at
1100 avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Suite 300, Montréal, Québec, H3B 2S2.
For further information, please contact Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd:
Sandeep Singh
President
Tel. (514) 940-0670
Forward-looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed “forward ‐looking statements” within the meaning of applicable Canadian
and U.S. securities laws. These forward ‐looking statements, by their nature, require Osisko 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. Forward‐looking statements are not guarantees of performance. These forward‐looking statements, may involve,
but are not limited to, the ability of Osisko to realize the full potential of its investments with Falco, Sable, Mantos Copper, Talisker, Osisko
Metals and Minera and of its transaction with Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd., and the ability of Falco, Sable, Mantos Copper, Talisker, Osisko
Metals and Minera to carry out activities as planned and anticipated in 2020 and, as applicable, thereafter, the ability of Osisko to obtain third-
party funding for the Cariboo project while concurrently progressing and adding value to such project . Words such as “may”, “will”, “would”,
“could”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “estimate”, “continue”, or the negative or comparable terminology, as well as terms
usually used in the future and the conditional, are intended to identify forward ‐looking statements. Information contained in forward ‐looking
statements is based upon certain material assumptions that were applied in drawing a conclusion or making a forecast or projection, including
management’s perceptions of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other considerations that are
believed to be appropriate in the circumstances. Osisko considers its assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available,
but cautions the reader that their assumptions regarding future events, many of which are beyond the control of Osisko, may ultimately prove
to be incorrect since they are subject to risks and uncertainties that affect Osisko and its business; such risks and uncertainties include, among
others, risks relating to the ability of exploration activities carried out by operators of the properties to accurately predict mineralization; errors
in operators’ geological modelling; the ability of operators to complete further exploration activities, including drilling, lack of third party interest
in funding the Cariboo project.
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 wi th 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 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 statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, other than as required by law.