Aurcana Announces $50 million Loan Facility
Aurcana Corporation (“Aurcana” or the “Company”) (TSXV: AUN, OTCQX: AUNFF) is pleased to announce that it has accepted an indicative terms sheet from RK Mine Finance, part of the Red Kite Group, one of the largest metal merchants in the world, for an unsecured 3 year loan facility of $50 million and silver Offtake Agreement for the silver produced at the Shafter mine.
The proceeds to be drawn down under the Debt Facility will be used by the Company for the expansion of the Company’s mines and working capital purposes.
The board of directors of Aurcana Corporation has approved the proposed term sheet. Closing of the transaction is subject to approval from RK Mine Finance’s Investment Committee and executing all final legal documents. Closing is expected to occur in July 2013.
About Aurcana Corporation
Aurcana Corporation is a primary silver producing company with two producing mines: La Negra Mine in Mexico and Shafter Mine in Texas, US. The Company is in a position to grow organically from its existing mines in its pursuit to become an emerging senior silver producer. Aurcana continues to focus on its future growth.
Corporate
The Company’s shares are also traded in the United States on OTCQX under the symbol “AUNFF”. Investors can find current financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the Company on www.otcqx.com andwww.otcmarkets.com.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
AURCANA CORPORATION
“Lenic Rodriguez”, President & CEO
For further information contact:
Lenic Rodriguez, President & CEO
Catalin Chiloflischi, Corporate Communications Director
Phone: (604) 331-9333
Toll Free: (866) 532-9333
Fax: (604) 633-9179
Email: ir@aurcana.com
www.aurcana.com
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I just looked at TA for AUNFF
It’s good, with RSI about 24, no trend at moment, but should be up and away from here.
Disclaimer. I have owned shares in this company for several years, been holding while they dropped in price, and will be adding more.
Thanks for your comments here, cfs.
Big Al
A class-action lawsuit has just been filed on Aurcana
This might be a good stock for new investors. The company killed the old investors by their 1 for 8 reverse split on April 30th. Soon after the stock plunged about 75%…back almost to where it was before the reverse split. Loyal shareholders were killed.
David,
Your point is very well taken.
Big Al
A reverse split doesn’t do anything directly to shareholders, David. In fact, it’s an action taken that can help a stock be more attractive to a wider number of shareholders that would otherwise be prohibited from buying shares of a stock priced under a given price (e.g., under a $1). Aurcana fell because the entire sector fell. Aurcana was hit hard because it’s a small company and because there’s some frustration among shareholders that management over-promises and under-delivers, but that nevertheless, the shares are a reasonable value given the company’s properties.
Best,
Eric Dubin
Independent Buyside Analyst
Timing was wrong and they knew it.
I’m sorry, David, but a reverse stock split doesn’t suffer from bad timing either (unless it is involved with an additional action that is judged by the market as being of poor timing or design, such as a poorly executed secondary offering). A reverse split is a neutral action to the share capital in terms of relative ownership positions. Go look at any good book on financial accounting if you don’t believe me.
Take a pizza and slice it four ways. Now, imagine taking that same pizza before it was sliced and magically, you’re able to slice it anew 50 times. It’s still the same pizza and as long as the ownership percentage stakes remain unchanged, there is no change to the company’s shareholders. By increasing the price per share, institutional investors were suddenly able to buy the stock, opening the stock up to a new set of potential buyers.
No, the stock didn’t fall on account of a reverse stock split. It fell because the company wasn’t able to deliver to their throughput targets and Aurcana’s shares were discounted downward to account for the increasing risk of further failures to deliver what was promised.
Best,
Eric Dubin
Independent Buyside Analyst
Naked shorting destroys all the rules. When there is no regulation, a reverse split opens the door to orchestrated destruction of a company without regard to fundamentals. The only thing that is real about naked shorting is that it is criminal. Why give criminals more ammunition to destroy your company unless insiders profit from such illegal activity.
http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/AUNFF/quote
Nice jump in share price.