ESV Resources Ltd. Signs Letter of Intent for Acquisition of Interest in the Lomero-Poyatos Project
The Lomero-Poyatos Project
The Lomero-Poyatos Project is comprised of 13 mining concessions over an area of approximately 175 hectares located in the Huelva Province of the Autonomous Community of Andalucía in Southern Spain, within the Cerro Andevalo and Cortegana Municipalities, about 500 km south of Madrid, 85 km north-west of Seville and 60 km north-east of the port of Huelva.
Terms of the Transaction
Under the terms of the Transaction, it is contemplated that the Company would acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital (the "Viaggo Shares") of Viaggo Consultores, S.A. ("Viaggo"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qvartz, which will control 66.67% of the issued and outstanding shares of Corporación de Recursos Iberia S.A. ("CRI"), which, in turn, owns the mining rights to the Lomero-Poyatos Project. In exchange for the Viaggo Shares, the Company will: (i) issue 35,000,000 common shares of the Company (the "Common Shares") to Qvartz, where such Common Shares will be subject to a twelve-month lockup period; and (ii) grant a 2% net smelter returns royalty to Qvartz from the production of minerals attributable to the 66.67% interest in the Lomero-Poyatos Project. Additionally, the Company will assume the obligations of Viaggo related to CRI, which include: (i) paying up to €6,500,000 to CRI to satisfy CRI's current liabilities; and (ii) funding exploration work on the Lomero-Poyatos Project through to the completion of a feasibility study on the Project.
Further Information
Closing of the Transaction is subject to a number of conditions including the satisfactory completion of due diligence, the negotiation of and entering into a definitive agreement, receipt of all required shareholder, regulatory and third-party consents, including approval of the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), completion of financing on terms acceptable to the Company, and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. The Transaction cannot close until the aforementioned conditions are satisfied and required approvals are obtained. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be completed as proposed, at all or concurrently with the Company's previously announced reverse-takeover transaction and change of business (see news release dated
On Behalf of the Board of Directors,
ESV RESOURCES LTD.
Frederic Leigh, Chief Executive Officer
Phone: 604.609.6110
Email: investors@denariussilver.com
Website: www.denariussilver.com
The TSX Venture Exchange has in no way passed upon the merits of the proposed Transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Completion of the Transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited to completion of satisfaction due diligence, Exchange acceptance and shareholder approval, if applicable. The Transaction cannot be completed until such conditions are satisfied and approvals are obtained. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be completed as proposed or at all.
Statements included in this announcement, including statements concerning our plans, intentions and expectations, which are not historical in nature are intended to be, and are hereby identified as, "forward–looking statements". Forward–looking statements may be identified by words including "anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "expects" and similar expressions. The Company cautions readers that forward–looking statements, including without limitation those relating to the Company's future operations and business prospects, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward–looking statements.
SOURCE ESV Resources Ltd.
For further information:
ESV RESOURCES LTD., Frederic Leigh, Chief Executive Officer, Phone: 604.609.6110, Email: investors@denariussilver.com, Website: www.denariussilver.com