United Hunter Oil & Gas Corp. ("
UHO" or the
"
Corporation") (TSX Venture: USO) (Frankfurt:
18U1), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive
agreement dated March 26, 2021 (the "
Business Combination
Agreement") with Bocana Resources Ltd.
("
Bocana"), to complete a reverse takeover
transaction ("
Transaction"), pursuant to which the
Corporation will acquire all of the issued and outstanding
securities of Bocana. Pursuant to the Business Combination
Agreement, the Corporation and Bocana will amalgamate (the
"
Amalgamation") to complete the Transaction in
accordance with the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the
"
Exchange"). Upon completion of the Amalgamation,
the resulting issuer will be known as "Bocana Resources Corp." (the
"
Resulting Issuer") and the Resulting Issuer will
continue the business of Bocana. The Transaction is subject to the
receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals and shareholder
approvals required by applicable corporate law, including the
approval of the shareholders of Bocana and the Corporation, as well
as the satisfaction of conditions to closing as set out in the
Business Combination Agreement.
About Bocana
Bocana is a private corporation incorporated
under the CBCA and carrying on business as a mineral exploration
company focused on the acquisition, exploration and development of
mineral properties in Bolivia. Bocana, through its wholly owned
subsidiary, Huiracocha International Service SRL, holds a 100%
working interest in the mineral properties known as the Escala area
concessions ("Escala") located at the Department
of Potosi, Sud Lipez Province, Bolivia and has pending additional
applications with the Corporación Minera de Bolivia ("COMIBOL") to
acquire the mining rights to two additional concession areas, also
in the Sud Lipez Province of Bolivia.
- The Escala concession area is
approximately 4,000 hectares (40 square kilometres);
- Escala is along the same geological
structure and 40 km from Sumitomo Corporation’s San Cristobal
silver mine;
- Early exploration at Escala has
defined a prospective Caldera style epithermal and porphyritic
systems enriched in precious and base metal mineralization;
- Gold mineralization on surface
suggests a potential large, open-pittable, gold-copper porphyry
deposit;
- Land elevation of 3,900 to 4,000
metres;
- Located 125 kilometers Southwest of
the Town of Uyuni, and accessible by an all-weather gravel
road.
Bocana currently has 51,598,387 common shares
("Bocana Shares") issued and outstanding. There
are no other securities of Bocana outstanding.
Terms of the Transaction
Pursuant to the terms of the Business
Combination Agreement, at the effective time of the Amalgamation,
Bocana will amalgamate with the Corporation to form an amalgamated
entity ("Amalco"). In connection with the
completion of the Amalgamation, each holder of Bocana Shares shall
exchange their Bocana Shares for common shares in the capital of
the Resulting Issuer ("Resulting Issuer Common
Shares") on the basis of one (1) fully paid and
non-assessable Resulting Issuer Common Share for every one (1)
Bocana Share held, for a deemed price of $0.10 per Bocana
Share.
Each holder of common shares of the Corporation
(the "UHO Shares") shall exchange their UHO Shares
for common shares in the capital of the Resulting Issuer on the
basis of one (1) fully paid and non-assessable Resulting Issuer
Common Share for every 1.6877 UHO Shares held, for a deemed price
of approximately $0.06 per UHO Share and $0.10 per Resulting Issuer
Share. The outstanding UHO options to purchase common shares shall
be exchanged on the same basis.
Immediately after the completion of the
Transaction, but prior to the completion of any private placements,
or debt settlements, the current shareholders of UHO will own
approximately 14,668,113 Resulting Issuer Common Shares (22.48%)
and the holders of Bocana Shares existing immediately prior to the
Transaction will own following the Transaction approximately
50,585,200 Resulting Issuer Common Shares (77.52%).
Bocana and UHO intend to hold a joint annual and
special meeting of its shareholders in June 2021 to approve certain
matters related to the Transaction. Additional details regarding
the annual and special meeting of the shareholders of UHO and
Bocana will be available in the joint management information
circular that will to be delivered to shareholders of UHO and
Bocana.
The completion of the Amalgamation is
conditional on obtaining all necessary regulatory and shareholder
approvals in connection with the matters described above and other
conditions customary for a transaction of this type. The Business
Combination Agreement will be made available on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com. UHO and Bocana anticipate closing the Transaction in
July 2021.
Note that all of the foregoing figures in this
press release have been calculated based on the following
assumptions: (i) 20,000,000 Subscription Receipts are issued
pursuant to the Subscription Receipt Private Placement; (ii)
5,000,000 Bocana Units are issued pursuant to the Bocana Unit
Private Placement; (iii) the Bocana Private Placements close in
March 2021; (iv) the figures do not include the up to 850,000
Bocana Shares issued pursuant the Bocana debt settlements at a
price of $0.10 (the "Debt Settlement"); and (v)
the Transaction closes in July 2021. If these assumptions differ
from the foregoing, the number of Resulting Issuer Common Shares
held by shareholders of Bocana may differ.
Summary Financial Information of
Bocana
Based on the unaudited management prepared
annual financial statements for Bocana for the year ended September
30, 2020:
|
September 30, 2020 |
September 30, 2019 |
Assets |
|
|
Current Assets |
|
|
Cash |
$16,840 |
$80,204 |
Non-Current Assets |
|
|
Exploration and evaluation assets |
$6,770,067 |
$6,362,283 |
|
|
|
Expenses |
|
|
Consulting Fees |
$15,150 |
$294,712 |
Legal Fees |
$24,102 |
$65,255 |
General and Administration |
$3,721 |
$14,271 |
|
|
|
Net Loss and comprehensive loss |
$42,973 |
$374,238 |
Loss per share, basic and diluted |
- |
- |
Bocana – Share Capitalization and Funds
Available
Upon completion of the Transaction and assuming
the Bocana Private Placements (further details below) are completed
for aggregate gross proceeds of C$2,500,000, it is anticipated that
there will be an aggregate of 76,598,387 Bocana Shares issued and
outstanding (including those Bocana Shares issuable on conversion
of the Subscription Receipts on closing of the Transaction but not
including any Debt Settlement).
The funds to be available to the Resulting
Issuer upon the closing of the Transaction are expected to be a
approximately C$2,500,000 (assuming the Subscription Receipt
Private Placement is completed for aggregate gross proceeds of
C$2,000,000 and the Bocana Unit Private Placement is completed for
aggregate gross proceeds of $500,000), less costs of the
Transaction and the Bocana Private Placements. These funds are
anticipated to be used for exploration expenditures on the Escala
property, working capital and general corporate purposes.
Private Placements
As announced on January 12, 2021, prior to the
completion of the Transaction, Bocana is expected to complete a
non-brokered private placement of up to 20,000,000 subscription
receipts of Bocana (the "Subscription Receipts")
at a price of $0.10 per Subscription Receipt (the "Offering
Price") for aggregate gross proceeds to Bocana of up to
$2,000,000 (the "Subscription Receipt Private
Placement"). Each Subscription Receipt will entitle the
holder thereof, without payment of any additional consideration and
without further action on the part of the holder, to receive one
unit of Bocana (each a "Unit"), upon the
satisfaction of certain escrow release conditions. Each Unit shall
consist of one Bocana Share and one Bocana Share purchase warrant
(each, a "Bocana Warrant"). Each Bocana Warrant
shall be exercisable at the option of the holder to purchase one
Bocana Share at an exercise price equal to $0.25 for a period of 36
months following the closing date of the Transaction. Additionally,
Bocana is expected to complete a non-brokered private placement of
up to 5,000,000 Units at a price of $0.10 per Unit (the
"Bocana Unit Private Placement") (collectively the
Subscription Receipt Private Placement and the Bocana Unit Private
Placement referred to as the "Bocana Private
Placements").
In connection with the Bocana Private
Placements, Bocana may pay a cash commission of up to 8.0% of the
gross proceeds from the sale of Subscription Receipts and Units and
issue such number of finder's warrants ("Bocana Finder's
Warrants") that is equal to up to 8% of the number of
Subscription Receipts and Units sold pursuant to the Private
Placement. Each Bocana Finder's Warrant will entitle the holder to
exercisable to acquire one Unit for a period of 36 months following
the closing date of the Transaction at the Offering Price, subject
to the requirements of the TSXV.
It is intended that the net proceeds from the
Bocana Private Placements will be used for used for working capital
and general corporate purposes and exploration expenditures on the
Escala property.
Additionally, on February 22, 2021, UHO
announced a non-brokered private placement of up to $500,000 (the
"UHO Offering") in units of UHO ("UHO
Units") at a price of $0.06 per UHO Unit (the "UHO
Offering Price"). Each UHO Unit shall consist of one UHO
Share and one UHO Share purchase warrant (each, a "UHO
Warrant"). Each UHO Warrant shall be exercisable at the
option of the holder to purchase one UHO Common Share at an
exercise price equal to $0.15 for a period of 36 months following
the closing date. In connection with the Amalgamation, the UHO
Units shall be subject to an exchange ratio of 1.6877 UHO Units to
1 comparable unit of the Resulting Issuer. Following the
Amalgamation, the UHO Units will have substantially similar terms
to those units issued in connection with the Bocana Unit Private
Placement. In connection with the UHO Offering, UHO may pay
finder’s fees equal to 8.0% of the gross proceeds from the UHO
Offering and issue such number of finder's warrants ("UHO Finder’s
Warrant") equal in number to 8.0% of the number of UHO Units sold
under the UHO Offering. Each UHO Finder’s Warrant shall be
exercisable to acquire one UHO Unit for a period of 36 months
following the closing date at the UHO Offering Price.
Sponsorship
Under the policies of the Exchange, the parties
to the Transaction will be required to engage a sponsor for the
Transaction unless an exemption or waiver from this requirement can
be obtained. UHO intends to apply to the Exchange for a waiver from
the sponsorship requirements for the Transaction based upon the
waivers available in Exchange policies. There is no assurance that
a waiver from this requirement can or will be obtained.
Resulting Issuer
Immediately following the completion of the
Transaction, the Resulting Issuer is expected to change its name to
"Bocana Resources Corp.", and the Resulting Issuer will be a Mining
issuer under the policies of the Exchange.
Proposed Management and Board of
Directors of Resulting Issuer
Concurrent with the completion of the
Transaction, it is expected that other than Timothy J. Turner and
Rodney Stevens, all directors and officers of UHO will resign and
the directors and officers of the Resulting Issuer will be as
follows:
Timothy J. Turner – Chief Executive
Officer, President, Director
Mr. Turner managing partner of Tim Turner &
Associates, LLC, an executive management consulting company and an
experienced senior business executive with deep experience in
defining and executing corporate business development strategies.
Mr. Turner is currently the Chief Executive Officer of UHO and is
also Chief Executive Officer of Bocana Resources Ltd., having ten
years of industry experience in the Bolivian mining sector. Mr.
Turner is a member of the board of directors for Peabody
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Turner is a
member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the State
Bar of Texas, and has been active on numerous national, state, and
local boards and committees since 1980. Mr. Turner received his BBA
from the University of Texas at Austin.
Rodney Stevens, CFA – Independent
Director
Mr. Stevens is a Chartered Financial Analyst
("CFA") charter holder with over a decade of experience in the
capital markets, first as an investment analyst with Salman
Partners Inc. and subsequently as a merchant and investment banker.
While at Salman Partners, he became a top-rated analyst by StarMine
on July 17, 2007 for the metals and mining industry. Mr. Stevens
was also a Portfolio Manager registered with Wolverton Securities
Ltd. and over the course of his career, he has been instrumental in
assisting in financings and mergers and acquisitions activities
worth over $1 billion in transaction value.
Christian Shomber – Independent
Director
Mr. Shomber has over 25 years of business,
corporate finance and investment management experience between
developed and frontier markets. He currently serves as an executive
and director for a private U.S. corporation focused on developing
financial technologies and mobile applications for online trading
and investment management markets. Previously, Mr. Shomber served
in a number of leadership positions from a U.S. venture capital
strategy firm focused on emerging markets infrastructure,
technology and commodities to a public investment company
headquartered in the Middle East. In the latter, he was responsible
for the MENA investment banking and asset management divisions with
investment oversight of more than $3 billion across global asset
classes for firm proprietary and client mandates. From 1993 until
2008, Mr. Shomber held a number of senior roles within a leading
U.S. investment management firm to help grow assets under
management to over $200 billion. Prior to this, he served as an
Officer in the US Marine Corps participating in several
international contingencies and major operations. Mr. Shomber has
been recognized by several industry and world ranked societies
including MENA Fund Manager Power 50 in 2012 and the World Finance
Investment Management Award, Middle East 2012 and was the top
ranked GCC equity fund manager in 2011. Mr. Shomber is a graduate
of the University of California, Irvine and was awarded the
Chartered Financial Analyst designation (CFA) in 1999.
David Thompson – Director
Mr. Thompson is the managing director of AMS
Limited, an international management company with peak funds and
assets under management in excess of $500 million. Mr. Thompson has
over 35 years of financial experience, raising in excess of $600
million from the private debt and equity markets for investment in
global resource companies.
Miles Nagamatsu – Chief Financial Officer
and Director
Miles Nagamatsu, CPA, CA, has over 40 years of
financial experience, in the areas of accounting, finance,
management, lending, restructurings and turnarounds. Since 1993,
Miles has acted as part-time Chief Financial Officer and director
of various public and private companies, primarily in the mineral
exploration and investment management sectors. Miles is currently
the Chief Financial Officer of Cartier Iron Corporation, Eloro
Resources Ltd., Essex Oil Ltd., Forsys Metals Corp., Laurion
Mineral Exploration Inc., Royal Coal Corp., GreenBank Capital Inc.,
Buchans Wileys Exploration Inc., Gander Exploration Inc., XGC
Software Inc. and Blockchain Evolution Inc. Mr. Nagamatsu holds a
Bachelor of Commerce degree from McMaster University.
Dale Burstall – Corporate Secretary
Mr. Burstall practices in the area of commercial
law with an emphasis on securities law. Mr. Burstall's practice
includes all aspects of securities law from both the perspective of
an issuer or an underwriter, including initial public offerings,
secondary financing, mergers and acquisitions, all dealings with
regulators including stock exchanges and securities commissions,
and corporate governance. He also practices in business and
corporate commercial law, including shareholder agreements, and
managing shareholder disputes. Mr. Burstall is a director or
secretary of several issuers, both listed and private. Mr. Burstall
is also a director or trustee of charitable organizations. In
addition, Mr. Burstall has in the past and continues to sit on
certain advisory committees of the Exchange.
Arm's Length Transaction
Mr. Turner is a director and shareholder of
Bocana, and the President, CEO and shareholder of the Corporation.
The Transaction is not a Non-Arm’s Length Qualifying Transaction in
accordance with the policies of the Exchange, as no person is a
control person of both Bocana and UHO. Accordingly, shareholder
approval will not be required for the purposes of the Exchange.
Finder's Fees
No finder's fees are payable in connection with
the closing of the Transaction.
Information Circular
In connection with the Transaction and pursuant
to Exchange requirements, UHO and Bocana will file a joint
information circular on SEDAR (www.sedar.com), which will contain
details regarding the Transaction, the business combination, the
Private Placement, UHO, Bocana and the Resulting Issuer.
Completion of the proposed Transaction is
subject to a number of conditions precedent, including, but not
limited to, (i) shareholder approval of the amalgamation from both
Bocana and UHO shareholders; (i) acceptance by the Exchange and
receipt of other applicable regulatory approvals; and (ii)
completion of the Private Placement. There can be no assurance that
the Transaction will be completed as proposed or at all.
In the event any of the conditions set forth
above are not completed or the Transaction does not proceed, the
Corporation will notify shareholders. Trading in the common shares
of the Corporation will remain halted and is not expected to resume
trading until the Transaction is completed or until the Exchange
receives the requisite documentation to resume trading.
This press release does not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in
any jurisdiction.
Qualified Person
Lorne Warner, P.Geo of the Company is a
qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 and has
reviewed and approved the scientific and technical disclosure in
this news release.
For further information, please contact:
Timothy J. TurnerChief Executive OfficerUnited Hunter Oil
& Gas Corp.Telephone: + 1 (713) 858-3329Email:
Info@unitedhunteroil.com |
Rodney StevensExecutive ChairmanBocana Resources
Ltd.Email: rstevens@bocanaresources.com |
ANY SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN WILL
NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "1933
ACT") AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO A
U.S. PERSON IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION
FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE 1933 ACT.
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE
SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. ANY FAILURE TO
COMPLY WITH THIS RESTRICTION MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF U.S.
SECURITIES LAW.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release. The Exchange has in no way passed upon
the merits of the Transaction and has neither approved nor
disapproved the content of this press release.
The information contained or referred to in this
press release relating to Bocana has been furnished by Bocana.
Although United Hunter has no knowledge that would indicate that
any statement contained herein concerning Bocana is untrue or
incomplete, neither United Hunter nor any of its respective
directors or officers assumes any responsibility for the accuracy
or completeness of such information.
Completion of the Transaction is subject to a
number of conditions, including but not limited to, Exchange
acceptance, receipt of requisite regulatory approvals, completion
of the Private Placement and if applicable pursuant to Exchange
requirements, majority of the minority shareholder approval. Where
applicable, the Transaction cannot close until the required
shareholder approvals, and any ancillary matters thereto, are
obtained. There can be no assurance that the Transaction will be
completed as proposed or at all.
Investors are cautioned that, except as
disclosed in the joint management information circular to be
prepared in connection with the Transaction, any information
released or received with respect to the Transaction may not be
accurate or complete and should not be relied upon.
This forward-looking information in respect of
United Hunter and Bocana reflects United Hunter's or Bocana's, as
the case may be, current beliefs and is based on information
currently available to United Hunter and Bocana, respectively, and
on assumptions United Hunter and Bocana, as the case may be,
believes are reasonable. These assumptions include, but are not
limited to, management's assumptions about the Exchange approval
for the Transaction, closing of the Private Placement, closing of
the business combination announced above and Bocana's assumptions
regarding its business objectives.
Forward-Looking Information Cautionary
Statement
This release includes forward-looking statements
regarding United Hunter, Bocana, the Resulting Issuer and their
respective businesses, which may include, but is not limited to,
statements with respect to the completion of the Transaction, the
Bocana Private Placements and the UHO Offering, the terms and
timing on which the Transaction and the Bocana Private Placements
are intended to be completed, the use of the net proceeds from the
Bocana Private Placements, the ability to obtain regulatory and
shareholder approvals, the proposed business plan of the Resulting
Issuer and other factors. Often, but not always, Forward-looking
statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans",
"is expected", "expects", "scheduled", "intends", "contemplates",
"anticipates", "believes", "proposes", "estimates" or variations of
such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or
results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur
or be achieved. Such statements are based on the current
expectations of the management of each entity. The forward-looking
events and circumstances discussed in this release, including
completion of the Transaction and the Private Placement, may not
occur by certain specified dates or at all and could differ
materially as a result of known and unknown risk factors and
uncertainties affecting the companies, including the risk that
Bocana and United Hunter may not obtain all requisite approvals for
the Transaction, including the approval of the Exchange for the
Transaction (which may be conditional upon amendments to the terms
of the Transaction), shareholder approval of the Transaction, risks
of the resource industry, failure to obtain regulatory or
shareholder approvals, economic factors, any estimated amounts,
timing of the Bocana Private Placements, timing of the UHO
Offering, the equity markets generally and risks associated with
growth, exploration and development. Although United Hunter and
Bocana have attempted to identify important factors that could
cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from
those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other
factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those
anticipated, estimated or intended. No forward-looking statement
can be guaranteed. Except as required by applicable securities
laws, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which
they are made and United Hunter and Bocana undertake no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether
as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Neither 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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