Aurizon Reminds Shareholders of Election Deadline
May 06 2013 - 8:45AM
Marketwired
Aurizon Mines Ltd. (TSX:ARZ)(NYSE MKT:AZK) ("Aurizon" or the
"Company") reminds its shareholders who wish to elect to receive
cash in respect to some or all of their shares, in connection with
the previously announced Plan of Arrangement involving Hecla Mining
Company Ltd. ("Hecla"), and whose shares are registered in the name
of a broker, investment dealer or other intermediary, to contact
them and make their election in sufficient time to meet the
deadline of 4:00 p.m. EDT on May 7, 2013. For those shareholders
that have registered shares, they should duly complete, sign and
return the Letter of Transmittal with accompanying share
certificate(s) to Computershare Investor Services Inc.
In view of the potential for significantly different treatment
of shareholders who file an election and those who do not,
shareholders are urged to file an election. If an election is not
made, the shareholders will be deemed to have elected to receive
0.9953 of a Hecla share in respect of each Aurizon share, subject
to pro-ration. Hecla's closing share price on May 3, 2013 was
US$3.44 on the NYSE. The cash election consideration is $4.75 per
share, subject to pro-ration.
All elections and deemed elections are subject to possible
pro-ration pursuant to the terms of the Plan of Arrangement. The
election deadline is subject to extension in accordance with the
terms of the Plan of Arrangement.
Holders of Aurizon shares acquired after May 2, 2013 are not
able to make an election and will therefore be deemed to have
elected to receive share consideration, subject to pro-ration, due
to the settlement date of the trade falling past the May 7, 2013
election deadline, unless the election deadline is extended.
How to Complete Transmittal Documentation
Instructions for Aurizon securityholders on how to elect the
form of consideration they wish to receive under the Arrangement
are included in the Proxy Circular that was mailed to
securityholders on April 12, 2013 and filed with SEDAR at
www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. Copies of the Special
Meeting materials relating to the Arrangement are also available on
Aurizon's website at www.aurizon.com under the Hecla Agreement
tab.
If you have any questions or require more information with
regard to the procedures for completing your transmittal
documentation, please contact Georgeson Shareholder Communications
Canada Inc. by calling toll free in North America at
1-888-605-7616, calling collect from outside North America at
1-781-575-2422, or by email at askus@georgeson.com.
Special Meeting
The special meeting of the shareholders and optionholders of
Aurizon to approve the Arrangement will be held on May 9, 2013 at
The Vancouver Club, in the University Room, 3rd Floor, 915 West
Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 1C6 at 1:00 p.m. PDT.
About Aurizon
Aurizon is a gold producer with a growth strategy focused on
developing its existing projects in the Abitibi region of
north-western Quebec, one of the world's most favourable mining
jurisdictions and prolific gold and base metal regions, and by
increasing its asset base through accretive transactions. Aurizon
shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "ARZ"
and on the NYSE MKT under the symbol "AZK". Additional information
on Aurizon and its properties is available on Aurizon's website at
www.aurizon.com.
About Hecla
Established in 1891, Hecla believes it is the largest and
lowest-cost primary silver producer in the U.S. The company has two
operating mines and exploration properties in four world-class
silver mining districts in the U.S. and Mexico. Additional
information on Hecla and its properties is available on its website
at http://hecla-mining.com.
Contacts: Investor Contact: Aurizon Mines Ltd. Jennifer North,
Manager Investor Relations 604-687-6600 or Toll Free:
1-888-411-GOLD (4653) 604-687-3932 (FAX)jennifer.north@aurizon.com
/ info@aurizon.com www.aurizon.com Media Contact: Longview
Communications Trevor Zeck (604) 694-6037 Information Agent:
Georgeson Toll Free (North America): 1-888-605-7616 Outside North
America Call Collect: 1-781-575-2422askus@georgeson.com
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