OceanaGold completes C$93.3 million bought deal financing

On December 18, 2012, OceanaGold Corporation (ASX: OGC, TSX: OGC, NZX: OGC) (OceanaGold) announced that it has closed its bought deal equity financing. OceanaGold issued 30,000,000 common shares of the Company, including common shares represented by ASX-listed CHESS Depository Interests (CDIs) (together, the Securities) at a price of C$3.11 per Security (the Common Share Offering Price) for aggregate gross proceeds of C$93.3 million (the Offering). The CDIs were purchased for the Australian dollar equivalent (AUD $3.00) of the Common Share Offering Price, as at the date that the Offering was first announced (CDI Offering Price). The Offering was underwritten by a syndicate of underwriters led by Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. and Citigroup Global Markets Canada Inc (the Lead Underwriters), and including Cormark Securities Inc, GMP Securities L.P. and BMO Capital Markets (collectively, with the Lead Underwriters, the Underwriters). OceanaGold Corporation is a significant Asia Pacific gold producer with projects located on the South Island of New Zealand and in the Philippines. Fasken Martineau represented OceanaGold with a team that included Georald Ingborg, Steve Saville and Barinder Sidhu (securities, mergers & acquisitions) and Frank Schober (tax).