Sprott Amends Agreement to Acquire Tocqueville Gold Strategies
TORONTO, Dec. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sprott Inc. (TSX: SII) ("Sprott") and Tocqueville Asset Management (“Tocqueville”) today announced that Sprott Asset Management LP (“SAM”) and Tocqueville have mutually agreed to amend the asset purchase agreement whereby Sprott will acquire the Tocqueville gold strategies.
The amendment reduces the Sprott common shares paid to Tocqueville from common shares valued at US$5 million to common shares valued at US$2.5 million, and correspondingly increases the cash payment to Tocqueville at closing from US$10 million to US$12.5 million.
“Given the recent correction in our share price, our strong balance sheet, and our ongoing normal course bid activity, we believe this adjustment is best for our long-term shareholders,” said Whitney George, President of Sprott.
The transaction is still expected to close in January 2020, subject to security holder approval for certain acquired strategies, regulatory and stock exchange approvals and other customary conditions to closing.
About Sprott
Sprott is an alternative asset manager and a global leader in precious metal and real asset investments. Through its subsidiaries in Canada, the US and Asia, Sprott is dedicated to providing investors with best-in-class investment strategies that include Exchange Listed Products, Lending, Managed Equities and Brokerage. Sprott is based in Toronto with offices in New York, Carlsbad and Vancouver and its common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol (TSX:SII). For more information, please visit .
About Tocqueville
The Tocqueville Trust was organized as an open-end management company in 1986 to hold the Tocqueville Fund, which launched in 1987. Over the next several decades, complementary funds were added to create the Tocqueville Family of Funds (“the Funds”). Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. (“TAM”) provides investment management and advisory services to all of the Funds. TAM has been managing institutional and private client accounts since its founding in 1985 with a focus on growing and preserving clients’ long-term capital. The experienced investment professionals of TAM manage accounts, including the Funds, utilizing independent thinking and rigorous research. For more information, please visit .
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