AuRico Gold and Northgate Minerals Provide Update on Special Shareholder Meetings

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Sept. 13, 2011 /CNW/ - AuRico Gold Inc. (\"AuRico\") (TSX:AUQ) (NYSE:AUQ) and Northgate Minerals Corporation (\"Northgate\") (TSX:NGX) (NYSE-Amex:NXG) jointly announce that pursuant\n to the New York Stock Exchange's advance notice requirement for setting\n record dates, the record date for the notice of the AuRico Meeting and\n the Northgate Meeting (as defined below) has now been set for September\n 23, 2011. Consistent with the change in the record date, the date of\n both companies' special meetings of shareholders has now been set for\n October 24, 2011.\n\n\nThe purpose of the AuRico special meeting (\"AuRico Meeting\") is to\n consider a resolution to approve the issuance of the AuRico common\n shares to Northgate security holders in connection with the Arrangement\n (as hereinafter defined). The AuRico Meeting is being held concurrently\n with the special meeting of Northgate shareholders (\"Northgate\n Meeting\") which has been called to consider the Arrangement.\n\n\nAuRico shareholders of record at the close of business on September 23,\n 2011 will be provided with the notice of the AuRico Meeting and\n AuRico's management information circular in respect of the AuRico\n Meeting and will be entitled to vote at the AuRico Meeting.\n\n\nNorthgate shareholders of record at the close of business on September\n 23, 2011 will be provided with the notice of the Northgate Meeting and\n Northgate's management information circular in respect of the Northgate\n Meeting and will be entitled to vote at the Northgate Meeting.\n\n\nBoth companies' information circulars will be publicly filed and mailed\n during the week of September 26, 2011.\n\n\nOn August 29, 2011, AuRico and Northgate announced that the companies\n had entered into an arrangement agreement (the \"Arrangement\n Agreement\"), pursuant to which, among other things, AuRico will acquire\n all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Northgate in\n accordance with a court-approved plan of arrangement of Northgate under\n the British Columbia Business Corporations Act (the \"Arrangement\"). Assuming the Arrangement becomes effective, each\n Northgate shareholder will receive 0.365 of an AuRico common share for\n each Northgate common share.\n\n\nAbout AuRico Gold:\n\n\nAuRico Gold is a leading intermediate Canadian gold and silver producer...

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