IAMGOLD Corporation Announces Cdn$275 Million Equity Financing
2009年3月10日 - 5:26AM
PRニュース・ワイアー (英語)
TORONTO, March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IAMGOLD Corporation
announced today that it has filed a preliminary short form
prospectus in Canada and a registration statement in the United
States in connection with an overnight-marketed public offering of
common shares to raise approximately Cdn$275,000,000 (the
"Offering"). The Offering will be conducted through a syndicate of
underwriters led by Canaccord Capital Corporation and TD Securities
Inc. (collectively, the "Underwriters"). In addition, the Company
has agreed to grant the Underwriters an over-allotment option to
purchase that number of additional common shares of IAMGOLD equal
to 15% of the common shares sold pursuant to the Offering,
exercisable at any time, in whole or in part, up to 30 days from
the closing of the Offering (the "Over-Allotment Option"). If the
Over-Allotment Option is exercised in full, the total gross
proceeds to IAMGOLD will be approximately Cdn$316,250,000. The
Offering will be priced in the context of the market with the final
terms of the Offering to be determined at the time of pricing. The
net proceeds from the Offering are expected to be used to fund the
construction and development of the Essakane Project (replacing all
or substantially all of the previously proposed Essakane project
debt facility and related gold hedging requirements) and the
balance to fund capital expenditures at IAMGOLD's other properties
and for general corporate purposes including future acquisition
opportunities. The common shares of IAMGOLD are being offered by
way of a short form prospectus in all of the provinces and
territories of Canada, except Quebec, will be registered in the
United States pursuant to a registration statement filed under the
multi-jurisdictional disclosure system and may also be offered on a
private placement basis in certain jurisdictions outside of Canada
and the United States pursuant to applicable prospectus exemptions.
A registration statement under the multi-jurisdictional disclosure
system adopted by the United States and Canada has been filed with
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, but has not
yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may
offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration
statement becomes effective. This press release shall not
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy
nor shall there be any sale of these common shares in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful prior to registration of qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The Offering is scheduled
to close on or about March 26, 2009 and is subject to certain
customary conditions and regulatory approvals, including the
approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock
Exchange. A copy of the preliminary prospectus may be obtained from
Amy Patel at Canaccord Capital Corporation, 161 Bay Street, Suite
3000, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S1, 1-800-663-1899 or Paula Kourian at
TD Securities Inc., 31 West 52nd Street, 20th Floor, New York, NY
10019-6101, 1-212-827-7316. A copy may also be obtained by visiting
SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com/ or the SEC's website at
http://www.sec.gov/. ABOUT IAMGOLD IAMGOLD is a leading mid-tier
gold mining company producing almost one million ounces annually
from 8 mines on 3 continents. IAMGOLD is focused on growth with a
target to reach 1.8 million ounces gold production by 2012. IAMGOLD
is uniquely positioned with a strong financial base, together with
the management and operations expertise to execute our aggressive
growth objectives. IAMGOLD is focused in West Africa, the Guiana
Shield of South America and Quebec where it has a pipeline of
development and exploration projects, while it continues to assess
accretive acquisition opportunities with a strategic fit. IAMGOLD
is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("IMG"), the New York Stock
Exchange ("IAG") and the Botswana Stock Exchange ("IAMGOLD").
Forward Looking Statement This press release contains
forward-looking statements regarding IAMGOLD and the offering
referred to herein, including the expected closing date and
anticipated use of proceeds. These statements are based upon the
assumptions that the offering will be successfully completed on the
terms described above, and that the proceeds of the offering can
successfully be used as described above. All statements, other than
of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments
that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur
in the future (including, without limitation, statements regarding
the estimation of mineral resources, exploration results, potential
mineralization, potential mineral resources and mineral reserves)
are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause the
actual results of the Company to differ materially from those
discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause actual results or events to differ materially from current
expectations include, among other things, risks relating to market
conditions, global political uncertainties, investor demand and the
timing of the offering, failure to establish estimated mineral
resources, the possibility that future exploration results will not
be consistent with the Company's expectations, changes in world
gold markets and other risks disclosed in IAMGOLD's most recent
Form 40-F/Annual Information Form on file with the US Securities
and Exchange Commission and Canadian provincial securities
regulatory authorities. Any forward-looking statement speaks only
as of the date on which it is made and, except as may be required
by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intent or
obligation to update any forward-looking statement. Please note:
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e-mail, IAMGOLD's website at http://www.iamgold.com/. All material
information on IAMGOLD can be found at http://www.sedar.com/ or at
http://www.sec.gov/. Si vous desirez obtenir la version francaise
de ce communique, veuillez consulter le
http://www.iamgold.com/fr/accueil.html. DATASOURCE: IAMGOLD
Corporation CONTACT: IAMGOLD Corporation: Elaine Ellingham, SVP,
Investor Relations & Communications, Tel: (416) 360-4712,
Toll-free: 1-888-464-9999
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