Constantine and American Pacific Mining Announce Securityholder Approval of the Plan of Arrangement at Special Meeting
October 26, 2022
NEWS RELEASE
Constantine and American Pacific Mining Announce Securityholder
Approval of the Plan of Arrangement at Special Meeting
Vancouver, B ritish C olumbia – A merican P acific M ining C orp ( CSE: U SGD / F WB: 1 QC /
OTCQX: U SGDF) (“American P acific”) a nd Constantine M etal R esources L td. ( “Constantine”)
(TSXV: C EM) ( OTCQX: C NSNF) announced t oday t hat C onstantine’s S ecurityholders ( as d efined
below) approved the previously announced acquisition of Constantine by American Pacific by way of a
plan of arrangement (the “Arrangement”) at a special meeting of Securityholders held earlier today (the
“Meeting”).
The s pecial r esolution a pproving t he A rrangement w as a pproved b y ( i) 9 8.92% o f t he v otes c ast b y
Constantine’s s hareholders ( the “Constantine S hareholders”) p resent o r r epresented b y p roxy a t t he
Meeting; ( ii) 9 8.99% o f t he v otes c ast b y C onstantine S hareholders a nd o ptionholders o f C onstantine
(collectively, t he “Securityholders”), v oting a s a s ingle c lass, p resent o r r epresented b y p roxy a t t he
Meeting; a nd ( iii) 9 8.71% o f v otes c ast b y C onstantine S hareholders o ther t han v otes a ttached t o
Constantine shares required to be excluded pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of
Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions.
Under the terms of the Arrangement, Constantine Shareholders will receive 0.881 common shares in the
capital o f A merican P acific f or e ach C onstantine s hare h eld ( the “Consideration”). I nformation
regarding t he p rocedure f or e xchange o f s hares f or C onsideration i s p rovided i n C onstantine’s
management information circular dated September 22, 2022 related to the Meeting (the “Circular”). The
Circular and accompanying letter of transmittal are available under Constantine’s profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com a nd o n C onstantine’s w ebsite a t
https://constantinemetals.com/investors/investor-centre/.
The Arrangement remains subject to approval of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the “Court”)
and t he s atisfaction o r w aiver o f o ther c ustomary c onditions. T he C ourt h earing f or t he f inal o rder t o
approve t he A rrangement is currently scheduled to take place on October 27, 2022 and closing of the
Arrangement i s e xpected t o c lose o n o r a round O ctober 3 1, 2 022. F ollowing c ompletion o f t he
Arrangement, C onstantine s hares a re e xpected t o b e d elisted f rom t he T SX V enture E xchange. A n
application is also expected to be made for Constantine to cease to be a reporting issuer in the applicable
jurisdictions following closing of the Arrangement.
Additional i nformation r egarding t he t erms o f t he A rrangement i s s et o ut i n t he C ircular w hich i s
available under Constantine’s profile at www.sedar.com.
ABOUT CONSTANTINE
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Constantine is a mineral exploration company led by an experienced and proven technical team with a
focus on the Palmer Project, a copper-zinc-silver-gold-barite project being advanced as a joint venture
between Constantine and Dowa Metals & Mining Co., Ltd., with Constantine as operator. The Palmer
Project is a high-grade volcanogenic massive sulphide-sulphate project located in a very accessible part
of coastal Southeast Alaska, with road access to the project and within 60 kilometers of the year-round
deep-sea port of Haines. The CompanyConstantine is a reporting issuer in British Columbia, Alberta and
Ontario and its corporate head
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office is in Vancouver, BC. The CompanyConstantine’s shares are listed on the TSXV under the symbol
“CEM”, and trade on the OTCQX under the symbol “CNSNF”.
ABOUT AMERICAN PACIFIC
American Pacific Mining Corp. is a gold explorer focused on precious metal opportunities in the Western
United States. The Madison Mine in Montana, under option to joint venture with Kennecott Exploration
Company, is the CompanyAmerican Pacific’s flagship asset. The Gooseberry Gold-Silver Project and the
Tuscarora Gold Project are two high-grade, precious metals projects located in key mining districts of
Nevada, USA. The CompanyAmerican Pacific’s mission is to grow by the drill bit and by acquisition.
On Behalf of the Board of Constantine Metal Resources Ltd.
“Garfield MacVeigh”
President & CEO
Corporate Office: Suite 320 – 800 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC, V6C 2V6 Canada
Investor Relations: [email protected] Phone: 1-604-629-2348
On Behalf of the Board of American Pacific Mining Corp.
“Warwick Smith”
CEO & Director
Corporate Office: Suite 910 – 510 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC, V6C 3A8 Canada
Investor Relations Contact:
Kristina Pillon, High Tide Consulting Corp.,
604.908.1695 / [email protected]
Media Relations Contact:
Adam Bello, Primoris Group Inc.
416.489.0092 / [email protected]
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
This n ews r elease c ontains f orward-looking s tatements, w hich r elate t o f uture e vents o r f uture
performance. A ll s tatements, o ther t han s tatements o f h istorical f act, i ncluded h erein a re
forward-looking s tatements. F orward-looking s tatements h erein include, without limitation, statements
with r espect t o t he c onsummation a nd t iming o f t he A rrangement; t he s atisfaction o r w aiver o f t he
conditions precedent to the Arrangement; the Consideration to be received by Constantine Shareholders;
the expected benefits of the Arrangement; the timing, receipt and anticipated approval of the Court, and
of a ny o ther r egulatory c onsents a nd a pprovals; t he d elisting o f t he C onstantine s hares; a nd t hat
Constantine will cease to be a reporting issuer. Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s
current b eliefs a nd a re b ased o n a ssumptions m ade b y a nd i nformation c urrently a vailable t o the
CompanyConstantine, i ncluding a ssumptions a s t o t he a bility o f C onstantine a nd A merican P acific t o
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receive, in a timely manner and on satisfactory terms, the necessary regulatory, Court and other third
party approvals; the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to closing of the Arrangement in a timely
manner and completion of the Arrangement on the expected terms; the expected adherence to the terms
of t he a rrangement a greement, a s a ssigned a nd a mended ( the “Arrangement Agreement”) a nd
agreements r elated t hereto; t he a dequacy o f the C ompanyConstantine’s a nd A merican P acific’s
financial r esources; f avourable e quity a nd d ebt c apital m arkets; a nd s tability i n f inancial c apital
markets. B y t heir n ature, f orward-looking s tatements i nvolve k nown a nd u nknown r isks, u ncertainties
and o ther f actors w hich m ay c ause the C ompanyConstantine’s a ctual r esults, p erformance o r
achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and
other factors include, among others: the risk that the Arrangement may not close when planned or at all
or o n t he t erms a nd c onditions s et f orth i n t he A rrangement A greement; t he f ailure o f the
CompanyConstantine a nd A merican P acific t o o btain t he n ecessary r egulatory, C ourt, a nd o ther
third-party approvals, or to otherwise satisfy the conditions to the completion of the Arrangement, in a
timely manner, or at all, may result in the Arrangement not being completed on the proposed terms, or at
all; changes in laws, regulations and government practices; if a third party makes a Superior Proposal
(as d efined i n t he A rrangement A greement), t he A rrangement m ay n ot b e c ompleted a nd the
CompanyConstantine m ay b e r equired t o p ay t he S tandard T ermination P ayment ( as d efined i n t he
Arrangement A greement); i f t he C onstantine A rrangement A pproval ( as d efined i n t he A rrangement
Agreement) i s n ot o btained a t t he M eeting, t he A rrangement m ay n ot b e c ompleted a nd the
CompanyConstantine m ay b e r equired t o p ay t he R educed T ermination P ayment ( as d efined i n t he
Arrangement Agreement); if the Arrangement is not completed, and the CompanyConstantine continues
as an independent entity, there are risks that the announcement of the Arrangement and the dedication of
substantial resources of the CompanyConstantine to the completion of the Arrangement could have an
impact on the CompanyConstantine’s current business relationships and could have a material adverse
effect o n t he c urrent a nd f uture o perations, f inancial c ondition a nd p rospects o f the
CompanyConstantine; f uture p rices o f s ilver, g old, c opper, z inc a nd o ther c ommodities; m arket
competition; a nd t he g eopolitical, e conomic, p ermitting l egal c limate t hat C onstantine a nd A merican
Pacific o perate i n; a nd t he a dditional r isks a nd u ncertainties i dentified i n C onstantine’s f ilings w ith
Canadian securities regulators on SEDAR in Canada (available at www.sedar.com) and with the SEC on
EDGAR (available at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml). These forward-looking statements are made as of the
date h ereof a nd, e xcept a s r equired u nder a pplicable s ecurities l egislation, the C ompanyConstantine
does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances.
Please N ote: I nvestors a re u rged t o c onsider c losely t he d isclosures i n C onstantine a nd A merican
Pacific’s a nnual a nd q uarterly r eports a nd o ther p ublic f ilings, a ccessible t hrough t he I nternet a t
www.sedar.com.
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