Great Panther Completes Acquisition of BeadellVANCOUVER, March 5, 2019 Name Changed to Great Panther Mining Limited VANCOUVER, March 5, 2019 /CNW/ - GREAT PANTHER MINING LIMITED (TSX: GPR; NYSE American: GPL) ("Great Panther", the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition (the "Acquisition") of Beadell Resources Limited ("Beadell") and changed its name to Great Panther Mining Limited. "We are very pleased to close this important transaction that immediately transforms Great Panther into an intermediate precious metals producer with a strong and diversified portfolio of producing mines, advanced stage growth projects, and exploration assets," stated James Bannantine, President and CEO. "Combining Great Panther and Beadell's respective guidance adds to approximately 200,000 of gold equivalent ounces for 2019 and positions the Company in the ranks of intermediate producers(1). Our focus in the near-term will be on the integration of the Brazilian operations, the continued optimization of the Tucano gold mine, and advancing an exploration program to unlock the significant exploration potential of Tucano." Concurrent with the completion of the Acquisition, Dr. Nicole Adshead-Bell, former CEO & Managing Director of Beadell, joins Great Panther's Board of Directors. Mr. R.W. (Bob) Garnett, Chair of Great Panther said: "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Adshead-Bell to Great Panther's Board of Directors. Her extensive knowledge of precious metal exploration and mining, plus many years of buy-side, capital markets and corporate experience, will help Great Panther in realizing the significant upside potential of Tucano." Great Panther acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Beadell through the issuance of 103,593,043 Great Panther shares to Beadell shareholders, representing approximately 38% of the post-Acquisition issued and outstanding Great Panther shares. The share exchange represents a ratio of 0.0619 Great Panther shares for each Beadell share. Name Change and Trading of the Great Panther Shares
The Company's CUSIP will remain unchanged with the name change to Great Panther Mining Limited and the shares will continue to trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GPR and on the NYSE American under the symbol GPL. Beadell's shares ceased trading on the Australian Securities Exchange on February 18, 2019and are expected to be delisted on March 6, 2019. (1) | Gold equivalent ounce production guidance for Great Panther based on the January 17, 2019 press release and associated metal conversion assumptions, and Beadell's January 29, 2019 press release with production guidance for Tucano. The Company will review Beadell's guidance and expects to provide an update with the Company's reporting for the first quarter of 2019. |
Offer to Purchase Outstanding Debentures
As disclosed in Great Panther's news release dated November 30, 2018 and its information circular in connection with the Acquisition, Great Panther will now proceed to make an offer (the "Offer") to purchase for cash Beadell's outstanding US$10,000,000 principal amount, 6.00% convertible senior secured debentures maturing on June 30, 2023 (the "Debentures") at a price equal to 105% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Offer will be open for acceptance until April 3, 2019. Great Panther will provide a further update on the earlier of acceptance by all holders of the Debentures of the Offer, or expiry of the Offer. Any Debentures that are not purchased in the Offer will remain outstanding and will be guaranteed by Great Panther and convertible into Great Panther common shares further to a supplemental indenture to the original indenture governing the Debentures. Details of the Offer will be provided in a notice of the Offer to be mailed to the holders of the Debentures. http://www.greatpanther.com/news-media/news/...acquisition-of-beadell
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