NorthWest Copper (TSX-V:NWST) Corp said it has completed the first issuance of consideration shares to POSCO International Corporation under the previously announced agreement whereby NorthWest has agreed to purchase POSCO's approximately 31% interest in Kwanika Copper Corporation (KCC) for a total consideration of C$11 million.
KCC is a British Columbia corporation that owns 100% of the Kwanika Project. Upon closing of the transaction, KCC has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of NorthWest and NorthWest now owns a 100% interest in the Kwanika project.
As part of the Tranche 1 closing, NorthWest issued 5,194,805 consideration shares to POSCO.
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As part of the Tranche 1 closing, the shareholder joint venture agreement as among the parties has been terminated and any interest or rights of POSCO with respect to Kwanika Project under the shareholder joint venture agreement, including offtake rights, have been terminated.
The terms of the transaction, which has received approval by the TSX Venture Exchange, will see NorthWest issue to POSCO a total of C$11 million in consideration shares in three tranches over a period of approximately four months.
All consideration shares issued will be subject to a hold period expiring four months and one day from the date of issue. The Tranche 1 consideration shares hold period expires on June 24, 2022.
POSCO has agreed to several resale restrictions in respect of the consideration shares including a minimum 30-day notice period prior to sales of any kind and a monthly limit on any sales on public exchanges.
The issuance of the Tranche 2 and Tranche 3 consideration shares by NorthWest to POSCO may be accelerated subject to approval by both parties. The final tranche is expected to be issued by June 2022.
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