New Gold (NGD) shareholders approve Coeur Mining acquisition with 99% support
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
New Gold Inc. shareholders overwhelmingly approved a statutory plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), allowing 1561611 B.C. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Coeur Mining, Inc., to acquire all issued and outstanding New Gold common shares.
The special arrangement resolution required at least two-thirds approval of all votes cast and a separate simple majority of disinterested shareholders under MI 61-101. It received 476,065,996 votes for and 3,727,348 votes against, or 99.22% for and 0.78% against, on both overall and minority bases.
Positive
- Arrangement overwhelmingly approved: The special resolution to approve the statutory plan of arrangement enabling Coeur’s wholly owned subsidiary to acquire all New Gold common shares passed with 99.22% of votes cast, comfortably exceeding both the two‑thirds overall and MI 61‑101 minority approval requirements.
Negative
- None.
Insights
Shareholders strongly backed New Gold’s full sale to a Coeur subsidiary.
New Gold’s shareholders approved a statutory plan of arrangement under British Columbia law, clearing a key corporate step for Coeur Mining’s wholly owned subsidiary to acquire all New Gold common shares. This transforms New Gold from an independent public company into an acquisition target entering change-of-control.
The resolution needed both a two-thirds overall vote and a simple majority of disinterested shareholders under MI 61-101 minority protection rules. Support reached 99.22% of votes cast, indicating broad alignment among shareholders and satisfying enhanced approval thresholds designed to protect minority holders.
Next steps will depend on remaining conditions in the arrangement agreement dated
