Mayfair Gold: Muddy Waters’ Lawsuit is Wholly Without Merit
May 28 2024 - 11:10AM
Mayfair Gold Corp. (“
Mayfair” or the
“
Company”) (
TSX-V:
MFG; OTCQB:
MFGCF) today commented on an ex parte order
obtained by Muddy Waters Capital LLC (“
Muddy
Waters”) in the Supreme Court of British Columbia on May
27 restricting the distribution of funds held in trust of
approximately $4.0 million representing the aggregate termination
payments payable to the Company’s management and employees under
their employment agreements in respect of a change of control. The
trust arrangement for the change of control payments was described
in the Company’s press release dated May 9, 2024. The order was
obtained by Muddy Waters without notice to the Company, its
employees or directors and without the opportunity for the Company,
its employees or directors to be heard before the Court.
After reviewing the order with legal counsel,
the Company is of the view that the basis for the order is wholly
without merit. The lawsuit is transparently designed to threaten
and coerce the board and management to act against the best
interests of the Company and its shareholders and to breach
Mayfair’s contractual obligations to its employees. The Company,
its directors and employees will vigorously challenge the order and
defend themselves against Muddy Waters’ litigation.
Harry Pokrandt, Chairman of the Board, Mayfair
Gold, commented: “We regret that, rather than engage
constructively, Muddy Waters have chosen to engage in costly and
unnecessary litigation that antagonizes and demeans the excellent
work of the Company’s employees, who have created great value for
shareholders.”
Proxy Contest
The board of directors of the Company (the
“Board”) advises shareholders to vote the WHITE
Proxy or voting instruction form well in advance of the deadline at
2:00 p.m. (Pacific time) on June 3, 2024, in connection
with its upcoming annual general and special meeting of
shareholders to be held on June 5, 2024 (the
“Meeting”). Shareholders who have any questions
relating to the Meeting or about the completion and delivery of the
WHITE Proxy or voting instruction form, may contact Alliance
Advisors, LLC by telephone at 844-858-7380 or email at
Mayfair@allianceadvisors.com.
Additional details relating to the matters to be
voted upon at the Meeting and the Board’s recommendations are
included in the management information circular dated May 6, 2024,
which is available on www.sedarplus.ca, as well as the Investor
Resources section of the Company’s website at
https://mayfairgold.ca/investor-resources/.
Scientific and Technical
Information
Scientific and technical information contained
in this news release has been derived, in part, from the Company’s
technical report titled “National Instrument 43 101 Technical
Report Fenn–Gib Project, Ontario, Canada” with an effective date of
April 6, 2023 and reviewed and approved by Tim Maunula, an
independent “qualified person” pursuant to National Instrument
43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
About Mayfair
Mayfair Gold is a Canadian mineral exploration
company focused on advancing the 100% controlled Fenn-Gib gold
project in the Timmins region of Northern Ontario. The Fenn-Gib
gold deposit is Mayfair’s flagship asset and currently hosts an
updated NI 43-101 resource estimate with an effective date of April
6, 2023 with a total Indicated Resource of 113.69M tonnes
containing 3.38M ounces at a grade of 0.93 g/t Au and an Inferred
Resource of 5.72M tonnes containing 0.16M ounces at a grade of 0.85
g/t Au at a 0.40 g/t Au cut-off grade. The Fenn-Gib deposit has a
strike length of over 1.5km with widths ranging over 500m. The gold
mineralized zones remain open at depth and along strike to the east
and west. Recently completed metallurgical tests confirm that the
Fenn-Gib deposit can deliver robust gold recoveries of up to
94%.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
For further information contact:Patrick Evans,
President and CEOPhone: (480) 747-3032Email:
patrick@mayfairgold.caWeb: www.mayfairgold.ca
Media contact:John Vincic, Oakstrom
AdvisorsPhone: (647) 402-6375Email: john@oakstrom.com
For information on voting:Alliance Advisors,
LLC Phone: 1-844-858-7380Email: Mayfair@allianceadvisors.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking
statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of
Canadian securities legislation (collectively,
“forward-looking statements”) that relate to
Mayfair’s current expectations and views of future events,
including the results of the challenge to the order and the defense
against Muddy Waters’ litigation. Forward-looking statements and
may involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could
cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those
expressed in such forward-looking statements. No assurance can be
given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such
forward-looking statements included in this news release should not
be unduly relied upon. These statements speak only as of the date
of this news release.
Forward-looking statements are based on a number
of assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond Mayfair’s control, which
could cause actual results and events to differ materially from
those that are disclosed in or implied by such forward- looking
statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with litigation.
Mayfair undertakes no obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. New
factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for
Mayfair to predict all of them, or assess the impact of each such
factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of
factors, may cause results to differ materially from those
contained in any forward-looking statement. Any forward-looking
statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified
in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
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 news release.
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