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September 06, 2011 10:20 ETCompania Minera Milpo S.A.A. to Acquire Inca Pacific Resources Inc.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA AND LIMA, PERU--(Marketwire - Sept. 6, 2011) -
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Inca Pacific Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:IPR)(BVLAC:IPR) ("Inca Pacific") and Compañía Minera Milpo S.A.A. (BVLAC:MILPOC1) ("MILPO") announce that they have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement (the "Agreement") dated September 5, 2011 with respect to a proposed acquisition by MILPO of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Inca Pacific (the "Transaction"). The Transaction will be structured as a statutory arrangement under the provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).
Transaction Details
Under the terms of the Agreement, shareholders of Inca Pacific will be entitled to receive C$0.61 in cash for each common share (each, a "Share") of Inca Pacific held (the "Consideration"). The Consideration represents a 84.8% premium to the closing price of the Shares on the TSX-V on August 31, 2011, being the last day the Shares traded on the TSX-V prior to the date hereof, and a 132.4% premium to the volume weighted average closing price of the Shares on the TSX-V over the 30 trading days ended August 31, 2011. In addition, holders of options to acquire Shares (each, an "Option") will be entitled to receive a cash payment in respect of each Option held equal to the excess, if any, of C$0.61 over the applicable exercise price of such Option. There are currently 56,647,728 Shares and 1,444,198 Options outstanding. All out-of-the-money Options will be cancelled.
Further details regarding the proposed Transaction shall be provided in a management information circular (the "Circular") which will be mailed to holders of the Shares and Options in connection with the special meeting to approve the Transaction (the "Meeting"). Inca Pacific expects to complete and mail the Circular in the coming weeks and plans to hold the Meeting in late October. The Transaction is expected to close shortly thereafter.
Inca Pacific's officers and directors and certain arm's length holders of Shares, representing in aggregate approximately 25.6% of the votes eligible to be cast by holders of Shares and Options at the Meeting, have entered into a lock-up and support agreement with MILPO whereby they have agreed to vote their Shares and Options in favour of the Transaction.
Closing of the Transaction, as contemplated by the Agreement, is subject to a number of conditions and approvals which include approval of at least 66 2/3% of the votes cast by holders of Shares and Options at the Meeting, court approval of the arrangement and the approval of all relevant regulatory authorities and third parties. Inca Pacific has agreed not to solicit or initiate any discussion regarding any other business combination or sale of material assets. Inca Pacific has also granted MILPO a right to match any superior proposal made by a third party and will pay a termination fee of C$1.25 million to MILPO if the Agreement is terminated in certain events, including if Inca Pacific recommends or approves a competing acquisition proposal or enters into an agreement with a third party with respect to any acquisition proposal.
The board of directors of Inca Pacific has unanimously approved the Transaction and will recommend the Transaction to the holders of Shares and Options in the Circular. The board of directors of Inca Pacific has received an opinion from Raymond James Ltd. that the Transaction is fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of the Shares.
Any current or future holders of 10% or more of the outstanding Shares may be subject to Peruvian capital gains tax on a disposition of such Shares. Any such persons are advised to consult with their tax advisors.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Hernández & Cia and Estudio Grau are acting as legal counsel to Inca Pacific. TD Securities Inc. is acting as financial advisor and McCarthy Tétrault LLP and Estudio Muñiz, Ramirez, Perez-Taiman & Olaya are acting as legal counsel to MILPO.
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