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Sale of NSGold Corporation

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Client

NSGold Corporation

Effective February 23, 2022, NSGold Corporation completed the sale of the company by amalgamating with 13611647 Canada Limited, a newly incorporated wholly owned subsidiary of Atlantic Mining NS Inc. (“Atlantic”). In the amalgamation, Atlantic acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of NSGold at a price of $0.40 per share in cash. Atlantic is a subsidiary of St Barbara Limited (ASX: SBM). The total consideration for the sale of NSGold was approximately CAD $7.9 million. The transaction was approved by NSGold shareholders at a special meeting held on February 15, 2022, with a positive vote of approximately 99.99% of the shares voted. Upon the completion of the sale, the shares of NSGold were delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange.

NSGold’s core asset is the 100% owned Mooseland Gold Property located in Halifax County, Nova Scotia.

Fasken, with a team comprised of Janie Harbec and Vincent Maltais (securities) and Alain Ranger and Gabriel Paradis (tax), acted as legal counsel to NSGold Corporation in connection with the transaction.

Jurisdiction

  • Québec

Team

  • Alain Ranger, Partner, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7555, aranger@fasken.com
  • Gabriel Paradis, Associate, Montréal, QC, +1 514 397 7539, gparadis@fasken.com