Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 11, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has entered into an Arrangement Agreement whereby the Company agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of JDS Silver Holdings, Ltd. by way of a statutory Plan of Arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This current report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities legislation in the United States and Canada, including, among others, the Company’s expectations with respect to the Arrangement Agreement, the Plan of Arrangement and the Company’s potential issuance of certain securities related to the Arrangement Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the risks and hazards inherent in the mining business (including risks inherent in developing large-scale mining projects, environmental hazards, industrial accidents, weather or geologically related conditions), changes in the market prices of gold and silver and a sustained lower price environment, the uncertainties inherent in the Company's production, exploratory and developmental activities, including risks relating to permitting and regulatory delays, ground conditions, grade variability, any future labor disputes or work stoppages (including those involving third parties), the uncertainties inherent in the estimation of gold and silver reserves and mineralized material, changes that could result from the Company's future acquisition of new mining properties or businesses, the absence of control over and reliance on third parties to operate mining operations in which the Company or its subsidiaries hold royalty or streaming interests and risks related to these mining operations including results of mining and exploration activities, environmental, economic and political risks of the jurisdiction in which the mining operations are located, the loss of access to any third-party smelter to which the Company markets silver and gold, the effects of environmental and other governmental regulations, the risks inherent in the ownership or operation of or investment in mining properties or businesses in foreign countries, the Company's ability to raise additional financing necessary to conduct its business, make payments or refinance its debt, as well as other uncertainties and risk factors set out in filings made from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Canadian securities regulators, including, without limitation, the Company's most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. Actual results, developments and timetables could vary significantly from the estimates presented. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additionally, the Company undertakes no obligation to comment on analyses, expectations or statements made by third parties in respect of the Company, its financial or operating results or its securities.
No Offer or Solicitation
This Form 8-K and the information incorporated by reference herein is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of the Company.