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Endeavour, La Mancha enter strategic partnership

21st September 2015

By: Natasha Odendaal

Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

  

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JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – TSX- and ASX-listed Endeavour Mining has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with privately held gold investment company La Mancha Holding.

Endeavour would acquire Sawiris family-controlled La Mancha’s indirect 55% interest in Société des Mines d’Ity (SMI), which operates the Ity gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire, through the issue of 177.1-million Endeavour ordinary shares, representing 30% of Endeavour’s enlarged share capital and equal to $77.9-million.

The deal, which remained subject to conditions and shareholder approval, would see La Mancha injecting $63-million in cash into SMI.

The $63-million capital injection would reduce Endeavour's net debt to $159-million and improve the company’s ability to fund its Houndé project, in Burkina Faso.

“This transaction will immediately add to Endeavour’s operating cash flow and increase our attributable mineral reserve and resource base by 22% and 23%, respectively, while also strengthening our balance sheet and funding position to pursue further growth,” CEO Neil Woodyer said.

La Mancha had also expressed an in-principle commitment to invest up to $75-million in additional funds to support Endeavour's growth.

La Mancha CEO Sebastien de Montessus would relinquish his current position to join Endeavour as president, where he would be groomed to take over as CEO within 24 months, when Woodyer assumed the role of Endeavour executive chairperson.

La Mancha chairperson Naguib Sawiris was also nominated to Endeavour’s board.

Endeavour also announced plans to delist from the ASX on the back of the low volume of trading.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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