5N Plus enters into complete settlement with Vendors of MCP Group SA

MONTREAL, June 18, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - 5N Plus Inc. (TSX: VNP), the leading producer of specialty metal and chemical products, announces that it has entered into a full and final settlement agreement with Florinvest SA, Heresford Ltd., Metals Corp SCRL and S.R.I.W. SA (the "Vendors"), which are all former shareholders of MCP Group SA ("MCP"), in relation with the dispute previously announced by the Corporation on December 21, 2012.

5N Plus acquired MCP from the Vendors on April 11, 2011, from which remained a balance of the purchase price and accrued interest of approximately 54 million Euros. The Corporation filed a counterclaim in arbitration proceedings against the Vendors as it estimated that the Vendors had breached the representations and warranties of the Acquisition Agreement. Since then, other civil proceedings were commenced by the Corporation and the Vendors.

This full and final settlement entails: (a) a final adjustment to the purchase price through the final payment by the Corporation of an all-inclusive lump sum amount of 17,5 million Euros to the Vendors (from which 15 million Euros was paid at closing with the balance to be paid on April 9, 2014); (b) the withdrawal and cancellation of all arbitration and civil proceedings; and (c) the granting of mutual releases and discharges.

"We are pleased with the outcome and the complete settlement of this dispute as it will allow our management to solely focus on the Corporation's main objective of increasing shareholder value" said Mr. Jacques L'Ecuyer, President and Chief Executive Officer of 5N Plus.

About 5N Plus Inc.
5N Plus is the leading producer of specialty metal and chemical products. Fully integrated with closed‐loop recycling facilities, the Corporation is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and operates manufacturing facilities and sales offices in several locations in Europe, the Americas and Asia. 5N Plus deploys a range of proprietary and proven technologies to produce products which are used in a number of advanced pharmaceutical, electronic and industrial applications. Typical products include purified metals such as bismuth, gallium, germanium, indium, selenium and tellurium, inorganic chemicals based on such metals and compound semiconductor wafers. Many of these are critical precursors and key enablers in markets such as solar, light‐emitting diodes and eco‐friendly materials.

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SOURCE: 5n Plus Inc.