TORONTO, Dec. 11, 2017 /CNW/ - AuRico Metals Inc. (TSX:
AMI), ("AuRico" or the "Company") today announced that
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. and Glass, Lewis & Co.,
LLC, two leading proxy advisory firms, have recommended that AuRico
Metals shareholders vote FOR the plan of arrangement whereby
Centerra Gold Inc. will acquire all of the issued and outstanding
shares of the Company.
AuRico Metals shareholders are reminded to vote their proxy
before 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on December 20, 2017. AuRico's Board of Directors
unanimously recommends that shareholders vote in favour of the
proposed transaction. For more information and assistance in voting
your proxy, please contact the Company's proxy solicitation agent,
D.F. King, at 1-800-926-6756 or by email at
inquiries@dfking.com.
About AuRico Metals
AuRico Metals is a mining development and royalty company with a
100% interest in the Kemess property in British Columbia, Canada. The Kemess property
hosts the feasibility-stage Kemess Underground Gold-Copper Project,
the Kemess East Project, and the infrastructure pertaining to the
past producing Kemess South mine. AuRico's royalty portfolio
includes a 1.5% NSR royalty on the Young-Davidson Gold Mine and a
2% NSR royalty on the Fosterville Gold Mine, as well as a portfolio
of additional producing and pre-production royalty assets located
in North America and Australia.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains "forward-looking statements". All
statements other than statements of historical fact included in
this release, are forward-looking statements that involve various
risks and uncertainties and are based on forecasts of future
operational or financial results, estimates of amounts not yet
determinable and assumptions of management. Any statements that
express or involve discussions with respect to predictions,
expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions
or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words
or phrases such as "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected",
"anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "estimates" or
"intends", or stating that certain actions, events or results
"may", "could", "would", "might", "have potential" or "will" be
taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact
and may be "forward-looking statements." Forward-looking statements
are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in
the forward-looking statements. Please consult the section titled
"Risk Factors" in AuRico's Annual Information Form and other
disclosures of "Risk Factors" by AuRico available on SEDAR. There
can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate
as actual results and future events could differ materially from
those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should
not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
SOURCE AuRico Metals