M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.90
Contango Silver & Gold Inc. (CTGO): M&A transaction — Contango completes merger with Dolly Varden; issues 13.7M shares and 1.6M exchangeable shares
Contango Silver & Gold Inc.
- Contango issued 13,686,278 shares and 417,048 replacement options; post-merger 32,104,900 shares (incl. 1,597,301 exchangeable) outstanding.
- Former Dolly Varden and Contango shareholders each own ~50% of the combined company; combined cash >US$100M with minimal debt.
- Company renamed Contango Silver & Gold Inc.; ticker CTGO unchanged; listed on NYSE American, applying for TSX listing.
- Shawn Khunkhun appointed President; Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse remains CEO; Clynton Nauman named Chairman.
- Directors added: Shawn Khunkhun, Tim Clark, Darren Devine. Richard Shortz and Darwin Green resigned; Brad Juneau stepped down as Chairman but remains director.