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First Majestic Silver Announces Effectiveness of Registration Statement on Form F-4 and Record & Meeting Dates of Special Meeting for Gatos Silver Acquisition
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 3, 2024) - First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE: AG) (TSX: AG) (FSE: FMV) (the "Company" or "First Majestic
About this update from First Majestic Silver Corp.
[{"type":"text","content":" Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 3, 2024) - First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE: AG) (TSX: AG) (FSE: FMV) (the \"Company\" or \"First Majestic\") is pleased to announce that the Registration Statement on Form F-4 (the \"F-4\") filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the \"SEC\") in connection with the Company's previously announced acquisition of Gatos Silver, Inc. (\"Gatos\") (the \"Transaction\") has become effective under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. The effectiveness of the F-4 is a condition to closing of the Transaction. The Company is also pleased to announce that it has set the date of the special meeting of First Majestic shareholders (the \"Special Meeting\") to approve the issuance of First Majestic common shares to Gatos stockholders in connection with the Transaction. The details of the First Majestic Special Meeting are as follows: Special Meeting of First Majestic Shareholders Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Time: 11:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) Location: Offices of Bennet Jones LLPSuite 2500 - 666 Burrard StreetVancouver, British Columbia V6C 2X8 The record date for the Special Meeting has been set as November 25, 2024 (the \"Record Date\"). First Majestic currently expects to send the meeting materials for the Special Meeting to shareholders of record as of the Record Date on or about December 9, 2024; however, delivery of materials to some Canadian shareholders may be impacted by the ongoing Canada Post labour dispute which is affecting the delivery of mail within Canada. The Company will issue another news release within the next couple of weeks to provide additional details regarding the Special Meeting, including how Canadian shareholders may access the meeting materials and vote their First Majestic common shares in the event they do not receive their materials due to the ongoing Canada Post labour dispute. At the Special Meeting, First Majestic shareholders will be asked to approve the issuance of common shares of First Majestic to Gatos stockholders in connection with the Transaction, as required under the rules of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. Holders of shares of Gatos common stock are also required to provide their approval of the Transaction, and accordingly, Gatos has announced that it will hold its stockholde...