NEM Newmont Corporation

Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreements.  

On December 17, 2019 (AWST), Newmont Goldcorp Australia Pty Ltd (“NGA”), a subsidiary of Newmont Goldcorp Corporation (“Newmont”), entered into the KCGM Share Sale Deed with Northern Star Resources Limited (“NST”) in respect of the sale of all of the shares in Kalgoorlie Lake View Pty Ltd (“KLV”) (“Share Sale Deed”). KLV holds a 50% interest in the Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines Joint Venture (“KCGM JV”). The KCGM JV owns and operates the Super Pit gold mine in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia.

The Share Sale Deed provides for the payment by NST of USD$800 million in cash for Newmont’s interests in KCGM, comprised of (i) a completion payment of USD$775 million in consideration of the acquisition of all of the shares in KLV, with customary adjustments for working capital and pre-completion cash call payments made by KLV, and (ii) a fee of USD$25 million (“Option Fee”) for an option to acquire the Newmont power business through the purchase of all of the shares in GMK Investments Pty Ltd (“GMK”) (the “Option”).

The Option terms include: an exclusive option period, commencing immediately after completion of the Share Sale Deed for a period of no more than 120 days (“Option Period”); a right for NST to undertake due diligence of the power business during the Option Period; an obligation on NST to deliver to NGA a purchase proposal for the shares in GMK which contains proposed cash price, terms and timing of payment and other material terms; and good faith negotiations with respect to the fair market value of the power business before expiry of the Option Period. If NST and NGA enter into a binding agreement during the Option Period, the Option Fee will be deemed to form part of the purchase price; and if, after the expiry of the Option Period, NGA sells its shares in GMK to a bona fide third party then NGA must refund the Option Fee less USD$2.5 million in recognition of the value of the exploration tenements transferred and costs of transitional services for the six month transitional period.

Completion of the transaction is scheduled to occur on January 2, 2020 and is conditional on approval from the Western Australian Minister for Finance, Aboriginal Affairs and Lands, which approval has been received. The Share Sale Deed also provides certain limited rights to terminate the Share Sale Deed if there is a material adverse change in the gold operations of the KCGM JV prior to completion and in certain other events.

The foregoing description of the Share Sale Deed is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text thereof, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.