VANCOUVER, BC,
Aug. 16, 2021 /CNW/ -
Electric Royalties Ltd. (TSXV: ELEC) ("Electric
Royalties" or the "Company") is pleased to announce,
further to its news releases dated May 18,
2021 and July 5, 2021, that is
has closed the graphite royalty portfolio acquisition with Vox
Royalty Corp. (TSXV: VOX) (OTCQX: VOXCF) ("Vox"),
pursuant to the Royalty Portfolio Sale and Purchase Agreement dated
June 30, 2021 and amended
July 15, 2021 among the Company, Vox
and its wholly owned subsidiaries, SilverStream SEZC and Vox
Royalty Australia Pty Ltd. (as amended, the "Royalty Purchase
Agreement").
Pursuant to the terms of the Royalty Purchase Agreement, the
Company issued to Vox an aggregate of 7,270,408 common shares of
the Company (the "Shares") at a deemed price of $0.392 per share, calculated as the 10 day volume
weighted average price of the Shares on the TSX Venture Exchange
prior to the date of issuance. The Shares are subject to a
four-month hold period expiring on December
14, 2021.
Brendan Yurik, CEO of Electric
Royalties, stated "We are excited to have completed the Vox
royalty portfolio acquisition while at the same time strengthening
our corporate relationship with Vox. Acquisition of the Graphmada
and Yalbra royalties provides the Company with additional exposure
to Graphite and the potential for near term cash flow. Vox has an
exciting young team and proprietary data on existing royalties
within the clean energy metals space. This is the first transaction
we've worked on with Vox and management is excited about the
opportunity to partner with them over the longer term."
Vox Transaction Highlights
- Exposure to near-term graphite production at the Graphmada
Project, Madagascar:
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- existing process plant capable of producing 6,000 tonnes per
annum of large flake graphite concentrate;
- operated for 20 continuous months during 2018 and 2019
producing concentrates comprised of more than 43% large to jumbo
flake graphite, currently on temporary care and maintenance pending
stage 2 expansion); and
- currently the subject of a drilling campaign and mining studies
to increase future mine production through organic growth and plant
upgrades.
- Exposure to a high-grade graphite deposit with exploration
upside at the Yalbra Project, Western
Australia.
Ongoing corporate relationship with Vox Royalty Corp:
- Vox is a high growth precious metals royalty and streaming
company with a portfolio of over 50 royalties and streams spanning
eight jurisdictions; and
- Owns a proprietary database of over 8,000 royalties that has
enabled an industry-leading growth rate through the completion of
over 20 transactions and the acquisition of more than 45 royalties
since January 2019.
About Electric Royalties Ltd.
Electric Royalties is a royalty company established to take
advantage of the demand for a wide range of commodities (lithium,
vanadium, manganese, tin, graphite, cobalt, nickel, zinc &
copper) that will benefit from the drive toward electrification of
a variety of consumer products: cars, rechargeable batteries, large
scale energy storage, renewable energy generation and other
applications.
Electric vehicle sales, battery production capacity and
renewable energy generation are slated to increase significantly
over the next several years and with it, the demand for these
targeted commodities. This creates a unique opportunity to invest
in and acquire royalties over the mines and projects that will
supply the materials needed to feed the electric revolution.
Electric Royalties has a growing portfolio of 16 royalties and
is focused predominantly on acquiring royalties on advanced stage
and operating projects to build a diversified portfolio located in
jurisdictions with low geopolitical risk.
About Vox
Vox is a high growth precious metals royalty and streaming
company with a portfolio of over 50 royalties and streams spanning
eight jurisdictions. The Company was established in 2014 and has
since built unique intellectual property, a technically focused
transactional team and a global sourcing network which has allowed
Vox to become the fastest growing company in the royalty sector.
Since the beginning of 2019, Vox has announced over 20 separate
transactions to acquire over 45 royalties. Further information on
Vox can be found at www.voxroyalty.com.
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Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
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and/or inability to access sufficient capital on favourable terms;
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SOURCE Electric Royalties Ltd.