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www.lexpert.ca 33 senting the remaining 39.8 percent of the outstanding common shares. Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP was counsel to Old Capstone with a team led by Bob J. Wooder, which included Steven McKoen, Jamie Kariya, Evan Straight, Joey Levesque, Michelle Perini, Victoria Craib, and Chetan Shory (Securities/M&A); Sean Boyle and Alexandra Luchenko (Litigation); Samantha Rossman, Sarah Manifold, and Samantha Rossman (Financial Services); Julie Soloway and Victoria Skot (Competition); and Kevin Zimka (Tax). Stikeman Elliott LLP was counsel to Mantos. SANTACRUZ SILVER MINING ACQUIRES BOLIVIAN ASSETS, ORE SOURCING AND TRADING FIRM FROM GLENCORE CLOSING DATE: MARCH 18, 2022 Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. acquired a portfolio of Bolivian producing silver and zinc assets and an ore sourcing and trading business from Glencore plc for cash consideration totalling US$110 million and a 1.5 percent NSR royalty. DuMoulin Black LLP represented Santacruz Silver Mining with a team that included J. Douglas Seppala, Garrett Lee, Jason Sutherland, Michael Megalli, Daphne Chu, JJ Hudolin, and Conall Spencer. PRETIUM RESOURCES ACQUIRED BY NEWCREST MINING LIMITED CLOSING DATE: MARCH 9, 2022 On March 9, 2022, Pretium Resources Inc. ("Pretium") completed the acquisition by Newcrest Mining Limited ("Newcrest") by way of a plan of arrangement, pursuant to which Newcrest acquired all of the outstanding shares of Pretium that it did not already own in consideration for a combination of cash and shares in Newcrest. e transaction resulted in Pretium's share- holders owning approximately 8 percent of Newcrest on a fully diluted basis. e total equity value of the transaction is approximately $3.5 billion. Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP acted as co-counsel for Pretium with a team co-led by Bob J. Wooder and Kathleen Keilty that included Amir Mirbagheri and Michelle Perini (Securities/M&A); Sean Boyle (Litigation & Dispute Resolution); Julie Soloway and Victoria Turner (Competition); Michael Howcro (Employment); Sean Maxwell (Pensions); Greg Umbach (Real Estate); and Kevin Zimka (Tax). Paul Weiss Riind Wharton & Garrison LLP acted as co-counsel for Pretium with a team led by Adam Givertz. Stikeman Elliott LLP acted as co-counsel for Pretium with a team led by Jay C. Kellerman and that included Daniel Borlack. McCarthy Tétrault LLP acted as counsel for Newcrest with a team led by Shea T. Small and that included Eva Bellissimo. GREAT BEAR RESOURCES ACQUIRED BY KINROSS GOLD CLOSING DATE: FEBRUARY 24, 2022 On February 24, 2022, Great Bear Resources Ltd. ("Great Bear") completed the $1.8-billion acquisition by Kinross Gold Corporation ("Kinross"). e transaction was completed by plan of arrangement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Great Bear. Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP acted as counsel for Great Bear with a team led by Bob J. Wooder, which included Jamie Kariya and Darren Whitehouse (Securities M&A); Kevin Zimka (Tax); Sean Boyle and Alexandra Luchenko (Litigation); and Julie Soloway (Competition). Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP acted as counsel for Kinross Gold Corporation with a team consisting of James R. Brown, Brett Anderson, Doug Bryce, Patrick Sullivan, Ian Morrison, and Susan Mansuri (Corporate); Patrick Marley and Emily Gilmour (Tax); Richard King (Indigenous); Damian Rigolo (Employment and Labour); Shuli Rodal and Danielle Chu (Competition); Jonathan Marin and Jenah Chandani (Pensions & Benefits); and Patrick Welsh and Isabelle Crew (Environmental). KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD AND AGNICO EAGLE'S US$22.4-BILLION MERGER OF EQUALS CLOSING DATE: FEBRUARY 8, 2022 On February 8, 2022, Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. and Agnico Eagle Mines Limited completed their "merger of equals" trans- action pursuant to a plan of arrangement. Agnico Eagle acquired 100 percent of Kirkland Lake Gold, with Kirkland share- holders receiving 0.7935 of an Agnico Eagle share for each Kirkland Lake Gold share held immediately prior to closing. e combined company continues as Agnico Eagle Mines Limited and is led by Sean Boyd as execu- tive chair and Ammar Al-Joundi as presi- dent and chief executive officer. On closing, Agnico Eagle had a market capitalization of approximately US$22.4 billion. The merger establishes Agnico Eagle as a gold mining company with the largest gold production from Canada and the third-largest gold company in the world. e transaction is one of the largest deals in the Canadian gold sector.