Artemis Gold Inc. news centers on corporate ownership and capital-structure activity involving the company's common shares. Reported items include early warning reports by Beedie Investments Ltd. and its joint actors, warrant exercises into common shares, deferred stock unit grants and disclosures of options or other rights to acquire shares.
These updates describe changes in beneficial ownership, equity-linked securities and director-related compensation instruments tied to Artemis Gold Inc.'s issued common share base.
Artemis Gold (ARTG) will acquire Vista Gold (VGZ) in an all‑share transaction valued at approximately US$427 million. Under a definitive arrangement agreement signed September 20, 2026, Vista Gold shareholders will receive 0.0966 Artemis Gold common shares for each Vista Gold share, implying consideration of about US$2.83 per share and a 29% premium to Vista Gold’s 20‑day VWAP, and 25% to the last closing price. No cash will be paid and no new debt will be incurred, with Artemis Gold shareholders expected to own about 95% of the combined company and Vista Gold shareholders about 5%.
The deal adds Vista’s feasibility‑stage Mt Todd project in Australia, which hosts 9.1 million ounces of Measured and Indicated resources and 1.4 million ounces of Inferred resources and is permitted for a 50,000 tpd plant. Closing, targeted for January 2027, is subject to Vista shareholder, court and multiple regulatory approvals and includes a US$18 million termination fee payable by Vista under certain circumstances.
Beedie Investments Ltd. filed an updated early warning report after completing an internal reorganization of its holdings in Artemis Gold (ARGTF). Beedie Capital transferred 67,273,849 common shares to parent company Beedie Holdings at original acquisition cost and will be wound up into Beedie Holdings in Q3 2026.
According to Beedie Investments, Mr. Ryan Beedie controls both entities and is a director of Artemis Gold, so they may be deemed joint actors. Before and after the reorganization, the joint group held 67,648,649 common shares (about 29.0% non-diluted), plus options and DSUs for up to 67,900,249 shares (about 29.1% partially diluted), meaning no change in overall ownership percentage.
Beedie Investments Ltd. (ARGTF) announced on February 23, 2026 that Mr. Ryan Beedie, a director of Artemis Gold, was granted 2,900 deferred stock units (DSUs) convertible into 2,900 common shares.
Prior to the grant Beedie Capital and joint actors held 67,961,849 shares (≈29.3%); after the grant their fully‑diluted ownership would be 68,213,449 shares (≈29.4%). All holdings are stated as held for investment purposes. The filing notes potential future actions including open market purchases, sales, or corporate transactions.
Beedie Investments has exercised warrants to acquire 11,111,111 common shares of Artemis Gold Inc. (ARGTF) at $1.08 per share. Prior to this transaction, Beedie and its joint actors owned 56,618,973 common shares, 11,111,111 warrants, 378,000 options, and 11,000 deferred stock units (DSUs) in Artemis Gold. After the warrant exercise, Beedie's holdings increased to 67,730,084 common shares, 378,000 options, and 11,000 DSUs. Assuming full exercise of remaining options and DSUs, Beedie would own approximately 31.54% of Artemis Gold's outstanding shares. The securities are held for investment purposes, with Beedie reserving the right to make future transactions based on market conditions.