10/23/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/23/2025 09:20
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FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | |||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. | SEC 1474 (9-02) | ||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) |
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) |
4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) |
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) |
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) |
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) |
8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) |
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) |
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $0.80(2) | 10/23/2025 | D(1) | 375,000 | (3) | 04/16/2029 | Common Shares | 375,000 | (4) | 0 | D | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $1.55(5) | 10/23/2025 | D(1) | 400,000 | (6) | 02/22/2026 | Common Shares | 400,000 | (4) | 0 | D | ||||
| Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
| Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
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PARIKH PURNI C/O AUGUSTA GOLD CORP. SUITE 555, 999 CANADA PLACE VANCOUVER, A1 V6C 3E1 |
SVP Corp Affairs and Corp Sec | |||
| /s/ Purni Parikh | 10/23/2025 | |
| **Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
| * | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). |
| ** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
| (1) | Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 15, 2025 (as amended from time to time, the "Merger Agreement") by and among the Issuer, AngloGold Ashanti (U.S.A.) Holdings Inc. ("Parent"), Exploration Inc., ("Merger Sub"), and joined by AngloGold Ashanti Holdings plc for the limited purposes specified in the Merger Agreement, which was consummated on October 23, 2025, and pursuant to which Parent acquired all of the outstanding common shares of the Issuer (other than those owned by Parent and its affiliates) in exchange for cash consideration of C$1.70 per share (the "Merger"). |
| (2) | As previously reported, exercise price reported above was converted from the Canadian exercise price of C$1.11 using an exchange rate of C$1.3821=US$1.00. |
| (3) | As previously reported, the options were granted on April 16, 2024, and vest as follows: One-third on April 16, 2025; one-third on April 16, 2026; and one-third on April 16, 2027. |
| (4) | In connection with the Merger, all outstanding options to purchase common shares of the issuer as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, were deemed unconditionally vested and exercisable, and subsequently cancelled in exchange for cash payment equal to the difference between the per share consideration of C$1.70 and the per share exercise price of such option multiplied by the number of common shares issuable pursuant to such option, less applicable withholdings. |
| (5) | As previously reported, exercise price reported above was converted from the Canadian exercise price of C$2.00 using an exchange rate of C$1.2934=US$1.00. |
| (6) | As previously reported, the options were granted on February 22, 2021 and vest as follows: One-third on February 22, 2022; one-third on February 22, 2023; and one-third on February 22, 2024. |